I'd like to write a cfg file entry for the posix scandir() function that enables cppcheck to detect memory leaks associated with that function.
int scandir(const char *dirp, struct dirent ***namelist,
int (*filter)(const struct dirent *),
int (*compar)(const struct dirent **, const struct dirent **));
After calling calling scandir() it is necessary to call free(namelist). It wasn't obvious to me from the cppcheck manual, Library Editor or other cfg files what settings I need to make for arg2 so cppcheck is aware of the need for the free() call.
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I could be wrong.. but as far as I remember you can't configure this. And after a quick look.. it does not seem we have a ticket that is directly applicable. There are a few tickets with keyword "library" about memory leaks, so I guess they are a bit related. Feel free to open a new ticket.
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I'd like to write a cfg file entry for the posix
scandir()function that enables cppcheck to detect memory leaks associated with that function.int scandir(const char *dirp, struct dirent ***namelist, int (*filter)(const struct dirent *), int (*compar)(const struct dirent **, const struct dirent **));After calling calling
scandir()it is necessary to callfree(namelist). It wasn't obvious to me from the cppcheck manual, Library Editor or other cfg files what settings I need to make forarg2so cppcheck is aware of the need for thefree()call.I could be wrong.. but as far as I remember you can't configure this. And after a quick look.. it does not seem we have a ticket that is directly applicable. There are a few tickets with keyword "library" about memory leaks, so I guess they are a bit related. Feel free to open a new ticket.
This ticket is releated:
https://trac.cppcheck.net/ticket/6994 ("Please enable memory leak check to function ("output") arguments also").