What are the best open source C static analysis tools?

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Best open source C static analysis tools	Price	Platforms	Last Updated
-- Cppcheck	-	Windows, Linux, Mac	Oct 25, 2018
-- Smatch	-	-	Apr 21, 2016
-- Coccinelle	-	-	Nov 5, 2015
-- Sparse	-	-	Nov 5, 2015

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Cppcheck

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With each update comes new checks and a closer opportunity for zero false positives. Updates also include improvements to the algorithms and performance of the analyzer. See More

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False Positives

As with any static analyzer it is impossible to get it perfect. Each project may produce errors even though the code behaves correctly. This result will vary different between code checks. All static analyzers are striving to achieve zero false positives. See More

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What are the best open source C static analysis tools?

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Cppcheck

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Smatch

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Coccinelle

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Sparse

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