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Author: Aleksandr Karbyshev Aug 08, 2018
Last Changed by: Aleksandr Karbyshev Jun 11, 2021
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (148)
    Page: DCL40-C. Do not create incompatible declarations of the same function or object
    Page: INT07-C. Use only explicitly signed or unsigned char type for numeric values
    Page: ERR33-C. Detect and handle standard library errors
    Page: INT33-C. Ensure that division and remainder operations do not result in divide-by-zero errors
    Page: MEM34-C. Only free memory allocated dynamically
    Page: MSC37-C. Ensure that control never reaches the end of a non-void function
    Page: INT05-C. Do not use input functions to convert character data if they cannot handle all possible inputs
    Page: PRE09-C. Do not replace secure functions with deprecated or obsolescent functions
    Page: EXP45-C. Do not perform assignments in selection statements
    Page: DCL37-C. Do not declare or define a reserved identifier
    Page: PRE00-C. Prefer inline or static functions to function-like macros
    Page: STR07-C. Use the bounds-checking interfaces for string manipulation
    Page: EXP12-C. Do not ignore values returned by functions
    Page: EXP07-C. Do not diminish the benefits of constants by assuming their values in expressions
    Page: STR31-C. Guarantee that storage for strings has sufficient space for character data and the null terminator
    Page: EXP44-C. Do not rely on side effects in operands to sizeof, _Alignof, or _Generic
    Page: POS36-C. Observe correct revocation order while relinquishing privileges
    Page: DCL06-C. Use meaningful symbolic constants to represent literal values
    Page: FIO39-C. Do not alternately input and output from a stream without an intervening flush or positioning call
    Page: STR37-C. Arguments to character-handling functions must be representable as an unsigned char
    Page: MEM31-C. Free dynamically allocated memory when no longer needed
    Page: DCL20-C. Explicitly specify void when a function accepts no arguments
    Page: EXP42-C. Do not compare padding data
    Page: DCL21-C. Understand the storage of compound literals
    Page: SIG34-C. Do not call signal() from within interruptible signal handlers
    Page: PRE32-C. Do not use preprocessor directives in invocations of function-like macros
    Page: INT34-C. Do not shift an expression by a negative number of bits or by greater than or equal to the number of bits that exist in the operand
    Page: INT08-C. Verify that all integer values are in range
    Page: INT13-C. Use bitwise operators only on unsigned operands
    Page: MSC32-C. Properly seed pseudorandom number generators
    Page: POS30-C. Use the readlink() function properly
    Page: PRE05-C. Understand macro replacement when concatenating tokens or performing stringification
    Page: DCL07-C. Include the appropriate type information in function declarators
    Page: FLP06-C. Convert integers to floating point for floating-point operations
    Page: MSC24-C. Do not use deprecated or obsolescent functions
    Page: DCL05-C. Use typedefs of non-pointer types only
    Page: MSC30-C. Do not use the rand() function for generating pseudorandom numbers
    Page: STR04-C. Use plain char for characters in the basic character set
    Page: DCL03-C. Use a static assertion to test the value of a constant expression
    Page: DCL12-C. Implement abstract data types using opaque types
    Page: DCL01-C. Do not reuse variable names in subscopes
    Page: ARR02-C. Explicitly specify array bounds, even if implicitly defined by an initializer
    Page: PRE11-C. Do not conclude macro definitions with a semicolon
    Page: POS35-C. Avoid race conditions while checking for the existence of a symbolic link
    Page: ERR34-C. Detect errors when converting a string to a number
    Page: STR38-C. Do not confuse narrow and wide character strings and functions
    Page: ENV30-C. Do not modify the object referenced by the return value of certain functions
    Page: DCL15-C. Declare file-scope objects or functions that do not need external linkage as static
    Page: FIO47-C. Use valid format strings
    Page: INT00-C. Understand the data model used by your implementation(s)
    Page: ARR39-C. Do not add or subtract a scaled integer to a pointer
    Page: FLP02-C. Avoid using floating-point numbers when precise computation is needed
    Page: ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
    Page: DCL23-C. Guarantee that mutually visible identifiers are unique
    Page: SIG30-C. Call only asynchronous-safe functions within signal handlers
    Page: INT15-C. Use intmax_t or uintmax_t for formatted IO on programmer-defined integer types
    Page: PRE02-C. Macro replacement lists should be parenthesized
    Page: DCL31-C. Declare identifiers before using them
    Page: FIO30-C. Exclude user input from format strings
    Page: MEM01-C. Store a new value in pointers immediately after free()
    Page: PRE04-C. Do not reuse a standard header file name
    Page: DCL00-C. Const-qualify immutable objects
    Page: STR11-C. Do not specify the bound of a character array initialized with a string literal
    Page: ERR07-C. Prefer functions that support error checking over equivalent functions that don't
    Page: EXP00-C. Use parentheses for precedence of operation
    Page: EXP14-C. Beware of integer promotion when performing bitwise operations on integer types smaller than int
    Page: EXP10-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation of subexpressions or the order in which side effects take place
    Page: EXP36-C. Do not cast pointers into more strictly aligned pointer types
    Page: EXP33-C. Do not read uninitialized memory
    Page: EXP32-C. Do not access a volatile object through a nonvolatile reference
    Page: DCL16-C. Use "L," not "l," to indicate a long value
    Page: DCL30-C. Declare objects with appropriate storage durations
    Page: EXP46-C. Do not use a bitwise operator with a Boolean-like operand
    Page: STR30-C. Do not attempt to modify string literals
    Page: POS37-C. Ensure that privilege relinquishment is successful
    Page: MSC33-C. Do not pass invalid data to the asctime() function
    Page: EXP20-C. Perform explicit tests to determine success, true and false, and equality
    Page: PRE31-C. Avoid side effects in arguments to unsafe macros
    Page: EXP37-C. Call functions with the correct number and type of arguments
    Page: MEM30-C. Do not access freed memory
    Page: EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
    Page: PRE08-C. Guarantee that header file names are unique
    Page: POS39-C. Use the correct byte ordering when transferring data between systems
    Page: DCL13-C. Declare function parameters that are pointers to values not changed by the function as const
    Page: POS54-C. Detect and handle POSIX library errors
    Page: CON40-C. Do not refer to an atomic variable twice in an expression
    Page: STR09-C. Don't assume numeric values for expressions with type plain character
    Page: DCL09-C. Declare functions that return errno with a return type of errno_t
    Page: STR10-C. Do not concatenate different type of string literals
    Page: STR34-C. Cast characters to unsigned char before converting to larger integer sizes
    Page: STR05-C. Use pointers to const when referring to string literals
    Page: POS47-C. Do not use threads that can be canceled asynchronously
    Page: INT36-C. Converting a pointer to integer or integer to pointer
    Page: PRE03-C. Prefer typedefs to defines for encoding non-pointer types
    Page: CON32-C. Prevent data races when accessing bit-fields from multiple threads
    Page: PRE13-C. Use the Standard predefined macros to test for versions and features.
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    Page: DCL18-C. Do not begin integer constants with 0 when specifying a decimal value
    Page: DCL38-C. Use the correct syntax when declaring a flexible array member
    Page: INT01-C. Use rsize_t or size_t for all integer values representing the size of an object
    Page: DCL36-C. Do not declare an identifier with conflicting linkage classifications
    Page: SIG31-C. Do not access shared objects in signal handlers
    Page: ARR36-C. Do not subtract or compare two pointers that do not refer to the same array
    Page: EXP30-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation for side effects
    Page: MEM02-C. Immediately cast the result of a memory allocation function call into a pointer to the allocated type
    Page: PRE12-C. Do not define unsafe macros
    Page: SIG35-C. Do not return from a computational exception signal handler
    Page: FIO41-C. Do not call getc(), putc(), getwc(), or putwc() with a stream argument that has side effects
    Page: PRE10-C. Wrap multistatement macros in a do-while loop
    Page: PRE07-C. Avoid using repeated question marks
    Page: FLP32-C. Prevent or detect domain and range errors in math functions
    Page: FLP07-C. Cast the return value of a function that returns a floating-point type
    Page: INT12-C. Do not make assumptions about the type of a plain int bit-field when used in an expression
    Page: MEM36-C. Do not modify the alignment of objects by calling realloc()
    Page: POS34-C. Do not call putenv() with a pointer to an automatic variable as the argument
    Page: MEM35-C. Allocate sufficient memory for an object
    Page: FLP30-C. Do not use floating-point variables as loop counters
    Page: ERR30-C. Take care when reading errno
    Page: EXP15-C. Do not place a semicolon on the same line as an if, for, or while statement
    Page: ARR37-C. Do not add or subtract an integer to a pointer to a non-array object
    Page: DCL04-C. Do not declare more than one variable per declaration
    Page: DCL39-C. Avoid information leakage when passing a structure across a trust boundary
    Page: DCL41-C. Do not declare variables inside a switch statement before the first case label
    Page: EXP05-C. Do not cast away a const qualification
    Page: ARR01-C. Do not apply the sizeof operator to a pointer when taking the size of an array
    Page: INT09-C. Ensure enumeration constants map to unique values
    Page: EXP47-C. Do not call va_arg with an argument of the incorrect type
    Page: FIO38-C. Do not copy a FILE object
    Page: DCL11-C. Understand the type issues associated with variadic functions
    Page: DCL02-C. Use visually distinct identifiers
    Page: EXP02-C. Be aware of the short-circuit behavior of the logical AND and OR operators
    Page: PRE01-C. Use parentheses within macros around parameter names
    Page: FIO34-C. Distinguish between characters read from a file and EOF or WEOF
    Page: ENV33-C. Do not call system()
    Page: EXP40-C. Do not modify constant objects
    Page: ENV32-C. All exit handlers must return normally
    Page: EXP35-C. Do not modify objects with temporary lifetime
    Page: FIO37-C. Do not assume that fgets() or fgetws() returns a nonempty string when successful
    Page: DCL19-C. Minimize the scope of variables and functions
    Page: INT17-C. Define integer constants in an implementation-independent manner
    Page: PRE06-C. Enclose header files in an include guard
    Page: MEM33-C. Allocate and copy structures containing a flexible array member dynamically
    Page: STR32-C. Do not pass a non-null-terminated character sequence to a library function that expects a string
    Page: FLP37-C. Do not use object representations to compare floating-point values
    Page: EXP19-C. Use braces for the body of an if, for, or while statement
    Page: ERR32-C. Do not rely on indeterminate values of errno
    Page: POS49-C. When data must be accessed by multiple threads, provide a mutex and guarantee no adjacent data is also accessed
    Page: PRE30-C. Do not create a universal character name through concatenation
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