[[PageOutline]] == What is Coverity? == "Coverity Prevent is a static code analysis tool for C, C++, C# and Java source code. It is a commercial product which originated as the Stanford Checker, which used abstract interpretation to identify defects in source code." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverity Wikipedia] == Coverity and Open Source == [http://scan.coverity.com/ The Coverity Scan Initiative] [http://scan.coverity.com/developers-faq.html Dev FAQ] Haiku is currently a [http://scan.coverity.com/rung1.html Rung 1 project]. == Workflow == * Prerequisites 1. Commit rights to Haiku's source repository 2. You have been given a Coverity account by a Haiku admin. * Log on to Coverity's website. (See account info you were given.) * Look up a Haiku defect * Asses and assign the defect. (To yourself, most likely.) * Commit fixes to defects assigned to you. Mention the CID number in the commit message. ("Bug so and so. CID XXXX.") * Mark the defect as resolved. Mentioning the commit revision number. ("fixed in rXXXXX") == Source to avoid == * Vendor branches? == Source that needs special treatment == * Kernel/app_server/input_server/registrar? == Please do == * some text here == Please don't == * some text here == Common defects and their resolutions == * some text here