System Requirements

This section will help you verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for using C/C++test Standard.

Windows 64-bit

x86_64 architecture

Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
4GB memory minimum, 8GB recommended¹
2GHz or faster processor (x86_64-compatible), multi-CPU configuration recommended
Supported C/C++ compiler

Linux 64-bit

x86_64 architecture

Linux with glibc 2.17 (or newer)
4GB memory minimum, 8GB recommended¹
2GHz or faster processor (x86_64-compatible), multi-CPU configuration recommended
Supported C/C++ compiler

aarch64/arm64 architecture

Linux with glibc 2.27 (or newer)
4GB memory minimum, 8GB recommended¹
aarch64-compatible processor, multi-CPU configuration recommended
Supported C/C++ compiler

MIPS architecture

C/C++test requires Java 8 or higher to be installed on your machine.

Linux (Loongson/mips64el) with glibc 2.19 (or newer)
4GB memory minimum, 8GB recommended¹
Loongson-3A (mips64)-compatible processor, multi-CPU configuration recommended
Supported C/C++ compiler

¹C/C++test may allocate up to 1GB RAM on 32-bit machines or up to 2GB RAM on 64-bit machines for the Java Virtual Machine process. You can change memory allocation for the JVM process in the [<NSTALL_DIR>/etc/cpptestcli.jvm configuration file (-Xmx option). When running an analysis, C/C++test’s native code analyzers will require additional memory, depending on the test configuration parameters.

IDE Integration

Parasoft C/C++test Standard can analyze locally buildable projects in your IDE . This section describes the requirements to import and work with findings in an IDE. To perform code analysis, ensure that your system meets the minimum system requirements.

Supported IDEs

IDE	Notes
Eclipse 4.6 ('Neon') - 4.33 (2024-09)¹	For the Loongson/mips64el C/C++test distribution, Eclipse integration is not available.
Visual Studio 2022 Professional	To ensure that C/C++test capabilities are available, you need to install the following Visual Studio Workloads: Desktop development with C++ Universal Windows Platform development or .NET desktop development Support for CMake projects in Visual Studio is limited to importing static analysis results from DTP or a local file.
Visual Studio 2019 Professional	To ensure that C/C++test capabilities are available, you need to install the following Visual Studio Workloads: Desktop development with C++ Universal Windows Platform development or .NET desktop development Support for CMake projects in Visual Studio is limited to importing static analysis results from DTP or a local file.
Visual Studio 2017 Professional	To ensure that C/C++test capabilities are available, you need to: a) disable project caching. b) install the following Visual Studio Workloads: Desktop development with C++ Universal Windows Platform development or .NET desktop development Support for CMake projects in Visual Studio is limited to importing static analysis results from DTP or a local file.
Visual Studio Code	This user guide only covers installation details; see Extension for Visual Studio Code. For information about supported features and usage, see the extension documentation in Visual Studio Code.

The Visual Studio Express edition is not supported.

¹ Support for Eclipse 4.6-4.21 is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

DTP Integration

If you connect your C/C++test instance to DTP, ensure that the DTP version you're connecting to supports your C/C++test version. See Parasoft Product Cross-compatibility.

IP Address Formats

IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.