Carbide.c++ CodeScanner

CodeScanner accelerates your applications onto S60 5th Edition

S60 5th Edition brings touch to the S60 platform. As an S60 developer, you'll want to enable this feature in your applications as quickly as possible. To help reduce the effort involved in updating your code, a free set of rules has been provided that enables Carbide.c++ CodeScanner to inform you quickly about the updates your application might need.

For more information on S60 5th Edition, visit the S60 platform page »

What is Carbide.c++ CodeScanner?

Carbide.c++ CodeScanner is a static code analyzer for S60 applications. CodeScanner compares your code with a knowledge base of rules to identify coding errors and provide advice on possible improvements.

What edition of Carbide.c++ do I need to run CodeScanner?

Carbide.c++ 1.3.2 delivers the CodeScanner tool to all editions of Carbide.c++.

What are the S60 5th Edition Migration Rules?

The S60 5th Edition Migration Rules enable CodeScanner to provide information on code that will not work as expected in the S60 5th Edition touchscreen UI. Using CodeScanner and the S60 5th Edition Migration Rules eliminates the need to manually check code for compliance with the requirements of the S60 touchscreen UI or undertake multiple test-fix cycles to ensure correct UI behavior. The S60 5th Edition Migration Rules will help minimize the time you need to spend preparing your application for S60 5th Edition.

These rules are provided free of charge to all editions of Carbide.c++.

What other rules are available for CodeScanner?

Users of Carbide.c++ Developer, Professional, and OEM Editions also benefit from the availability of an extended knowledge base of rules. These extended rules are designed to catch programming errors, which could otherwise be time-consuming to track down, and identify code that does not conform to best practices for Symbian C++ coding. By discovering programming errors early, CodeScanner helps reduce the test-fix cycle for coding defects. In addition, because the extended rules help identify code that might not comply with best practices for Symbian C++ coding, they can assist as part of the process you use to ensure an application meets the standards for Symbian Signed.

How do I obtain and use the S60 5th Edition Migration Rules?

To take advantage of the S60 5th Edition Migration Rules, you need Carbide.c++ 1.3.2. To obtain this version of Carbide.c++, first ensure that you have a copy of Carbide.c++ 1.3 installed. Now select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install from the Carbide.c++ menu. In the Install/Update window, select Search for new features to install and click Next. When the Install window appears, select Carbide.c++ Update Site, and then click Finish. Carbide.c++ will now search for and display a list of the features found.

In the Updates window, ensure that the CodeScanner and rules updates are selected, and then click Next. Accept the license agreement, and a list of the updates for installation will be displayed. Accept the default installation locations, and then click Finish and an installation verification window is displayed (because the Carbide.c++ 1.3.2 updates are unsigned.) Clicking Install All starts the installation process. Once installation has been completed, you'll need to restart Carbide.c++ for the updates to take effect.

Once Carbide.c++ has been restarted, the S60 5th Edition Migration Rules are activated from Carbide.c++’s preferences by selecting CodeScanner from the Carbide.c++ preference tree. In the General tab of the CodeScanner preferences, select Enable Knowledge Base Scanning.

The next time you run CodeScanner (by selecting Project > Run CodeScanner), you'll receive information on the code that might need to be updated to take full advantage of touch on S60 5th Edition.

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