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   Message 263,784 of 264,096   
   Chris Townley to All   
   Re: Unsafe code blocks   
   17 Nov 25 20:11:53   
   
   From: news@cct-net.co.uk   
      
   On 17/11/2025 19:58, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   > On 11/17/2025 3:25 AM, Marc Van Dyck wrote:   
   >> Arne Vajhøj wrote on 14/11/2025 :   
   >>> So for VMS Pascal:   
   >>> * search for "::"   
   >>> * search for "UNSAFE"   
   >>> * multi line regex search for "RECORD.*CASE.*END"   
   >>> and setup extra code reviews for all hits.   
   >>>   
   >>> Anything else to look for?   
   >   
   >> For languages that are supported, would VAXset's Source Code Analyzer be   
   >> of any help to identify such potential weaknesses ? I have been using   
   >> it regularly, but never for that...   
   >   
   > It do not see anything in the SCA manual.   
   >   
   > And when SCA was created the focus was on other things.   
   >   
   > But I have never used SCA myself, so maybe there is something.   
   >   
   > Arne   
   >   
      
   I used SCA a bit in the past, and I never saw, or read about anything   
   like that. However I may missed it...   
      
   --   
   Chris   
      
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