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.

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

• You can now configure system proxy settings for C/C++test via the command line. See How can I work with C/C++test via proxy?.

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

Resolved Bugs and FRs

Updates to Rules

New Rules

Updated Rules

Removed Rules