On 2023-08-18 10:37 p.m., Buck Calabro wrote:
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Some of the rules are a puzzle.
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Indeed!
The rule about having an odd number of digits for a packed variable is
very strange. The given reason about wasting a half-byte of space makes
no sense if I don't need that half-byte for the way the variable will be
used. But I think the old guideline about not using an even number of
digits was related to performance for some older hardware. But even if
there were a tiny performance difference, surely it's more important to
have a variable defined correctly for how it is to be used.
https://rules.sonarsource.com/rpg/RSPEC-1619/
Another one that bugs me is about requiring prototypes. The rule is
fine. But then the "compliant" example has a prototype for
'OtherProgram' which breaks another rule: that a prototype for something
outside the module should be in a /COPY file. (I didn't see a rule for
that ...)
https://rules.sonarsource.com/rpg/RSPEC-2202/
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