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Not widely known problem in programming? (Developers)

posted by marcov, 30.03.2021, 12:05

> I don't think a compiler is going to help much in this case.

You can try to generate warnings with static analysis (in compiler or with a separate tool) if a pointer to the stack is returned. But this is probably not watertight, though probably would cover many common accidental cases.

Peganza used to have a static analysis tool for Pascal/Delphi. A former employer had a license for it, and it seems they have expanded since. It might be worth looking at if they implemented something like that.

AQTime might also have something

Complete thread:

• Not widely known problem in programming? - Laaca, 27.03.2021, 20:06
  • Not widely known problem in programming? - ecm, 27.03.2021, 20:30
    • Not widely known problem in programming? - tkchia, 28.03.2021, 08:02
      • Not widely known problem in programming? - marcov, 28.03.2021, 17:44
      • Not widely known problem in programming? - bretjohn, 29.03.2021, 20:03
        • Not widely known problem in programming? - Laaca, 29.03.2021, 22:24
          • Not widely known problem in programming? - bretjohn, 29.03.2021, 23:02
            • Not widely known problem in programming? - marcov, 30.03.2021, 12:05
        • Not widely known problem in programming? - ecm, 29.03.2021, 22:26
  • Not widely known problem in programming? - ecm, 28.03.2021, 21:52
    • Not widely known problem in programming? - Laaca, 29.03.2021, 05:04