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then created some search thing that found similar programmin style in other tools - especially if they also found interesting bugs. It's called static analysis
by forgottenpass 12y ago
then created some search thing that found similar programmin style in other tools - especially if they also found interesting bugs.
It's called static analysis and (judging by the tools we use) probably already ship with rules that would bark loudly at this code.
- DanBC 12y agoIsn't that what caused the Debian random number bug? Valgrind and purify spotted weird code; a Debian package maintainer removed it and submitted a patch upstream; upstream didn't notice it.
- forgottenpass 12y agoYep, it sure was. Bugs introduced because a developer is unfamiliar with the codebase is a thing that happens.