Visual Lint 8.0.4.342 has been released
Thursday 23rd September, 2021
Visual Lint 8.0.4.342 has now been released. This a recommended maintenance update for Visual Lint 8.0 and includes the following changes:
-
The Eclipse C/C++ project (
.cproject) file reader now attempts to take into accountbuildTools.pathandtoolchain.pathproperties defined in preferences (.prefs) files while reading the properties of makefile builds. If not specified, the make tool and compilers used by the makefile are assumed to be available on thePATH. -
The VisualLintGui "Open Containing Folder" command now works with local HTML files (e.g. HTML analysis reports).
-
The "Makefile output text" control in the Makefile Properties Dialog now wraps text.
-
Updated the PC-lint Plus compiler indirect file
co-rb-vs2017.lntto support Visual Studio 2017 v15.9.39. -
Updated the PC-lint Plus compiler indirect file
co-rb-vs2019.lntto support Visual Studio 2019 v16.11.3. -
Updated the PC-lint Plus compiler indirect file
co-rb-vs2022.lntto support Visual Studio 2022 v17.0.0 Preview 4.0. -
When loading a project which uses makefiles, the following variables will be defined for troubleshooting purposes:
$(MakeToolPathName),$(MakeToolchainFolderPath),$(MakeWorkingFolder),$(MakeExecutedCommandLine)and$(MakeOutputText). -
Added additional logging when loading projects which use makefiles.
-
Updated the information on supported platforms etc. in the readme and online help.
The Visual Lint plug-in included in this build is not compatible with Visual Studio 2022 Preview.
Visual Lint beta builds with full support for Visual Studio 2022 Preview are however available. Please contact us if you would like to become a beta tester.
