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Cosmic Software Frequently Asked Questions


Are there any options to force the compiler to perform stricter type checking than ANSI requires?


Yes, the +strict (-pck) option will force the compiler to perform stricter type­checking. This option includes the +proto option which enables prototype checking. The +warn option will perform similar type checking, but will only issue warnings instead of errors.
 cx6812  +strict -vl  + debug file.c 
The +strict option will check the following: Any assignment truncating the right expression (needs an explicit cast) any prototyped argument truncating the operand value any return statement without an argument in a function that's supposed to have a return argument any comparison with a constant out of the compared expression range, any usage of implicit 'int' type