Windows Compiler with format-string warning option ?

[Martin T.]

Hello.

Which Compilers for Windows can issue a warning for wrong printf-like
format strings?
i.e.:
int str = 311;
printf("H%so World!", str); // <-- Compiler warns about wrong type.

Are there any (free?) Windows C++ compilers that can warn about such
things?

best regards,
Martin

 

[Karl Heinz Buchegger]

Hello.

Which Compilers for Windows can issue a warning for wrong printf-like
format strings?
i.e.:
int str = 311;
printf("H%so World!", str); // <-- Compiler warns about wrong type.

Are there any (free?) Windows C++ compilers that can warn about such
things?

I think gcc does this sort of thing.

 

[Martin T.]

Hello.

Which Compilers for Windows can issue a warning for wrong printf-like
format strings?

[...]
I think gcc does this sort of thing.

Hmm ... is it possible to compile a MSVS6 Project with gcc (of course
not from the project-files, but is it possible in principle to compile
a MFC-C++ project with cygwin+gcc ?)

thanks!
Martin