[Libreoffice] [EasyHacks] cppcheck of entire code at http://libreoffice.boldandbusted.com/

[someone at boldandbusted.com]

> On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:38 -0800, someone at boldandbusted.com wrote:
> > Howdy. To help with EasyHack "cppcheck cleanliness", I've set up
> > automated reporting on http://libreoffice.boldandbusted.com/ . Here will
> > live a report generated from a complete scan of the entire LO codebase,
> > generated every 4-6 hours, against a fresh update from the various git
> > repos with LO code. Right now, the report contains both "style" and
> > "error" cppcheck issue types (via --enable=all passed to cppcheck).
> > Later, I may make a front page which leads into distinct reports for
> > each cppcheck issue types. (I haven't done this yet because that would
> > require a new full code scan, which takes about 2-3 hours, just to
> > create each report type; I'm hoping to figure out a way that minimizes
> > generation time.) 
> > 
> > This was done with the advice and help of hoonteke (who got me on this
> > path), dtardon, kohei_, caolan and shm_get on #libreoffice (and others
> > who looked at my "alpha" reports over the weekend). I think there might
> > have even been some bug squashing already as a result of this report.
> > Yay!
> > 
> > My next improvements may be:
> > * Implement some sort of HTML/XML visual diff
> > * Archive reports over time, and provide some way of viewing them via
> > HTTP
> > * Tailor the CSS for LO's purposes
> > * Run code scans and reports on cppcheck's development branch to help
> > cppcheck's devs to improve their software
> > 
> > So, this will be two EasyHacks I've helped with! :) Being a Linux
> > SysAdmin/Architect, my expertise is with systems, not large application
> > coding, so I'm happy to help in these sorts of areas. More "janitorial"
> > work, rather than "corner office" work that you real coders are doing.
> > ;)
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Jesse Adelman
> > Bold and Busted LLC
> > http://www.boldandbusted.com/
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On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:38 -0800, someone at boldandbusted.com wrote:
> I should also caution you that, at least for my Firefox, this page may
> make your browser creak under its weight. Another reason to crush bugs!
> :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Jesse Adelman
> Bold and Busted LLC
> Brisbane, CA USA
> 

Also, one other request. By request of folks in #cppcheck, please note
in your commit messages (or mailing list message) that you've fixed bugs
based on the output of the cppcheck reports I've put up (or even your
own cppcheck runs). They have a "hunter's gallery" there of bugs fixed
with cppcheck. It's at
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/cppcheck/index.php?title=Found_bugs
, and I'm sure LibreOffice would be a fine addition to their display.

I'll occasionally make a search through the mailing list message bodies
to see if "cppcheck" shows up, and pass on the good news to them. It's
only fair that we pay them back for their work! :)

Cheers,
Jesse Adelman
Bold and Busted LLC
Brisbane, CA USA
http://www.boldandbusted.com/