This release includes the following enhancements:

Release date: December 8, 2023

Additional Updates

• You can now configure Jtest so that it runs in a FIPS-compliant mode. See Configuring FIPS Mode.
• It is now possible to suppress a finding in the next line. See Next Line Suppression.

Deprecated and Removed Support

Removed Support for Platforms

Support for the following platform is now removed:

Compilers to Be Deprecated

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

• GNU GCC 5.x
• GNU GCC 5.x (x86_64)
• GNU GCC 6.x
• GNU GCC 6.x (x86_64)
• IAR Compiler for ARM v. 7.4x
• IAR Compiler for ARM v. 7.8x
• IAR Compiler for M16C & R8C v. 3.5x

Deprecated Compilers

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

• Clang C/C++ Compiler v 6.0
• FR Family Softune C/C++ Compiler V6
• 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
• Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 (x64)
• SH Series C/C++ Compiler V.9.04.xx
• TI MSP430 C/C++ Compiler GNU GCC 6.x
• TI TMS320C2000 C/C++ Compiler v16.9
• Vx-toolset for TriCore C/C++ Compiler 6.2
• Wind River GCC 4.8.x

Removed Support for Compilers

The following compilers are no longer supported:

• C compiler for 80C196 v. 6.0 r1
• Clang C/C++ Compiler v 5.0
• Freescale C/C++ Compiler v. 5.1 for Embedded ARM
• Freescale CodeWarrior ANSI-C/cC++ Compiler 5.0.x for HC12
• FreeScale CodeWarrior ColdFire v 6.0
• GCC for Tricore 4.9.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for ARM v. 2014.1.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for PPC v. 4.0.x
• Green Hills Software Compiler for V850 v. 2013.5.x
• IAR Compiler for RX v. 2.5x
• IAR Compiler for RX v. 2.6x
• IAR Compiler for STM8 v. 1.4x
• TI MSP430 C/C++ Compiler v4.0
• TI TMS320C6x C/C++ Compiler v7.4
• Wind River Diab 5.7.x
• Wind River Diab 5.8.x
• Wind River GCC 3.3.x
• Wind River GCC 3.4.x
• Wind River GCC 4.1.x
• Wind River GCC 4.3.x

Removed Test Configurations

The following test configurations have been removed:

Deprecated Rules