C++test Product Overview

Parasoft C++test is an integrated solution for automating a broad range of best practices proven to improve software development team productivity and software quality. C++test enables coding policy enforcement, static analysis, comprehensive code review, and unit and component testing to provide teams a practical way to ensure that their C and C++ code works as expected. C++test can be used both on the desktop under leading IDEs as well as in batch processes via command line interface for regression testing. C++test integrates with Parasoft’s GRS reporting system, which provides interactive Web-based dashboards with drill-down capability, allowing teams to track project status and trends based on C++test results and other key process metrics.

For embedded and cross-platform development, C++test can be used in both host-based and target-based code analysis and test flows.

C++test is packaged and licensed in the following editions designed to separate functionality to specific roles and processes in the typical software development environment:

• C++test Professional Edition
• C++test Architect Edition
• C++test Server Edition

Edition details are described in C++test Editions and Licenses.

To learn more about C++test, see:

• C++test Data Sheet
• C++test Technical Papers
• Application Development Quality Solution (Java, C/C++, .NET)
• Code Audit Solution (outsourcing & distributed development)
• Application Security Solution

Benefits

• Increase team development productivity — Apply a comprehensive set of best practices that reduce testing time, testing effort, and the number of defects that reach QA.
• Achieve more with existing development resources — Automatically vet known coding issues so more time can be dedicated to tasks that require human intelligence.
• Build on the code base with confidence — Efficiently construct, continuously execute, and maintain a comprehensive regression test suite that detects whether updates break existing functionality.
• Gain instant visibility into C and C++ code quality and readiness — Access on-demand objective code assessments and track progress towards quality and schedule targets.
• Reduce support costs — Automate negative testing on a broad range of potential user paths to uncover problems that might otherwise surface only in “real-world” usage.

Features

• Static analysis of code for compliance with user-selected coding standards
• Graphical RuleWizard editor for creating custom coding rules
• Static code path simulation for identifying potential runtime errors
• Automated code review with a graphical interface and progress tracking
• Automated generation and execution of unit and component-level tests
• Flexible stub framework
• Full support for regression testing
• Code coverage analysis with code highlighting
• Runtime memory error checking during unit test execution
• Full team deployment infrastructure for desktop and command line usage

Supported Host Environments

Platforms

• Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
• Linux kernel 2.4 or 2.6 or higher with glibc 2.2 or higher and an x86-compatible processor
• Linux kernel 2.6 or higher with glibc 2.3 or higher and an x86_64-compatible processor (32-bit compatibility package is required)
• Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10 and an UltraSPARC processor

Compilers

• Windows:
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, .NET (7.0), .NET 2003 (7.1), 2005 (8.0) , 2008 (9.0)
  • GNU and MingW gcc/g++ 2.95.x, 3.2.x, 3.3.x, 3.4.x
  • GNU gcc/g++ 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.3.x
• Linux (x86 processor): GCC 2.95.x, 3.2.x, 3.3.x, 3.4.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.3
• Linux (x86_64 processor): GCC 3.4.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.3
• Solaris:
  • Sun C++ 5.3 (Sun Forte C++ 6 Update 2), Sun C++ 5.5 (Sun ONE Studio 8), Sun C++ 5.6 (Sun ONE Studio 9), Sun C++ 5.7 (Sun ONE Studio 10), Sun C++ 5.8 (Sun ONE Studio 11)
  • GCC 2.95.x, 3.2.x, 3.3.x, 3.4.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.3

IDEs with Plug-in Support

• Eclipse 3.1, 3.2 (32-bit), 3.3 (32-bit), and 3.4 (32-bit)
• Visual Studio .NET 2003, 2005, and 2008
• Wind River Workbench 2.6 and 3.0
• ARM Real View Development Studio (RVDS) 3.0, 3.1 and 4.0
• NetBurner

IDEs with Project Import Support

• Microsoft Visual Studio 6, eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
• Wind River Tornado 2.0, 2.2
• Green Hills MULTI 4.0.x

Supported Target Compilers

• Wind River GCC 4.1.x, 3.4.x, 2.96, DIAB 5.4-5.6x, EGCS 2.90
• GNU GCC Cross Compilers 2.95 - 4.3
• ARM ADS 1.2, RVCT 3.0, RVCT 3.1
• Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 and 9,0 for Windows Mobile, Embedded Visual C++ 4.0
• QNX QCC 2.95 and 3.3
• Green Hills 4.0.x
• STMicroelectronics ST20, ST40 (static analysis only)