This release includes the following enhancements:

Release date: November  , 2024

Enhanced Security Compliance Pack

Enhanced Static Analysis

In-File Suppressions Enhancements

• Added the ability to easily customize the location of suppression files in both the CLI and IDE. 
• Enhancements to suppression definitions:
  • You can now use a file path containing wildcards for the file attribute.
  • You can now specify a rule category, optionally with a severity suffix, for the rule-id attribute.
    

For details, see Defining Suppressions in Suppression Files.

Support for Compilers

The following compilers are now supported:

The support level for the following compilers has been changed from Extended to Standard:

• IAR Compiler for MSP430 v. 6.1x (icc430_6_1)
• QNX GCC 5.x (ARM64) (qccarm_5-64)
• QNX GCC 5.x (qcc_5)
• Wind River Clang 8.0.x (wrclang_8_0)
• Wind River Clang 9.0.x for aarch32 (wrclang_9_0-aarch32)
• Wind River Diab 5.9.x (diab_5_9)

See Compilers.

Support for IDEs

The following IDEs are now supported:

• Eclipse version 4.32 (2024-06)
• Eclipse version 4.33 (2024-09)
• Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio 12

New and Updated Test Configurations

The Security Compliance Pack has been extended by adding support for the following test configurations:

The following test configuration has been updated with new rules:

Additional Updates

• On Linux x86_64, the required minimum glibc version is now 2.17.

Deprecated and Removed Support

Deprecated Support for IDEs

Support for the following IDEs is deprecated and will be removed in future releases:

• Eclipse 4.6 ('Neon') - 4.21 (2021-09)
• Wind River Workbench 4.0
• Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio 10
• ARM DS-5
• QNX Software Development Platform 7

Removed Support for IDEs

The following IDEs are no longer supported:

• Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio 7.4
• Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio 8.0

Compilers to Be Deprecated

Support for the following compilers will be deprecated in future releases:

• ARM Compiler 6.9
• Clang C/C++ Compiler v 8.0 (x86_64)
• Clang C/C++ Compiler v 10.0 (x86_64)
• Green Hills Software Compiler for ARM v. 2017.5.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for ARM64 v. 2017.5.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for PPC v. 2017.1.x
• Hexagon Clang Compiler v. 8.4.x
• IAR Compiler for ARM v. 8.11.x
• Microchip MPLAB C32 Compiler for PIC32 v2.0x
• QNX GCC 5.x
• QNX GCC 5.x (x86-64)
• QNX GCC 5.x (ARM)
• QNX GCC 5.x (ARM64)
• Renesas RX C/C++ Compiler 2.5x
• TI ARM C/C++ Compiler v18.1
• TI ARM C/C++ Compiler GNU GCC 7.x

Deprecated Compilers

Support for the following compilers is deprecated and will be removed in future releases:

• ARM Compiler 5.0
• ARM Compiler 5.0 for uVision
• GNU GCC 6.x
• GNU GCC 6.x (x86_64)
• Green Hills Software Compiler for PPC v. 2013.1.x
• IAR Compiler for MSP430 v. 6.1x
• Microchip MPLAB C30 Compiler for dsPIC v3.2x
• National Instruments LabWindows/CVI 2015 Clang C/C++ Compiler v3.3 for Win32

Removed Support for Compilers

The following compilers are no longer supported:

• GNU GCC 5.x
• GNU GCC 5.x (x86_64)
• Green Hills Software Compiler for ARM64 v. 2014.1.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for PPC v. 4.2.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for PPC v. 5.0.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for V850 v. 2014.1.x
• IAR Compiler for ARM v. 7.4x
• IAR Compiler for ARM v. 7.8x
• IAR Compiler for M16C & R8C v. 3.5x
• Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 (x64)
• SH Series C/C++ Compiler V.9.04.xx
• Vx-toolset for TriCore C/C++ Compiler 6.2
• Wind River GCC 4.8.x

Deprecated Support for IAR Import

Importing Embedded Workbench .ewp project files is now deprecated and will be removed in future releases.

Resolved Bugs and FRs

Updates to Rules

New Rules

Updated Rules

Removed Rules