1. PVS-Studio static analyzer: advanced features
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2. Overview of PVS-studio analyzer advanced features:
These advanced features can make your life easier when working on a large-scale project or a project with a non-standard build system:
Standalone tool
Pre-generated preprocessed files
Compiler Monitoring
Message Suppression
MSBuild integration

3. PVS-Studio Standalone: next step in the evolution of static analyzer tools
PVS-Studio Standalone is an IDE/compiler independent tool which allows you to analyze your code and review analysis results.
Open and navigate PVS-Studio XML log files (plog)
Analyze pre-generated preprocessed files
Trace compiler invocations during build process and analyze the code that is being built
Completely IDE-independent

4. Analysis of pre-generated preprocessed files
With PVS-Studio Standalone you can analyze C++ preprocessed (intermediate) files regardless of how or where they were generated.
Completely build-system independent
Preprocessed files can be generated either on Windows or on any other OS
Supported preprocessors: Visual C++, GCC, Clang, Borland C++.
Specify a common system includes path to exclude system libraries from analysis

5. Unicorn meets the Tux
With PVS-Studio Standalone you can analyze preprocessed files that were generated even on Linux systems!

6. Compiler Monitoring: tracing of compiler invocations
Trace your build process by PVS-Studio Compiler Monitor. You can analyze source files that were built after the compilation process is finished.
Seamless Build System integration: monitoring will “catch” compiler processed regardless of how and where they were started
No configuration required: monitoring will automatically determine your compiler and target platform.
Supported compilers are: Visual C++, GCC, Clang, Borland C++
Can either be used from Standalone GUI or directly integrated into your build system through a command line tool.
Analyzer reports can be reviewed from either Standalone tool or Visual Studio IDE (to take advantage of IntelliSence system)

7. Compiler Monitoring: analyze anything!
As long as it uses one of the supported compilers (Visual C++, GCC, Clang, Borland C++), you can literally analyze anything with PVS-Studio.

8. Suppression of messages on the existing code base
When you have a large code base and want to concentrate on verifying only newly written\modified code, you can “throw out” all of the thousands of messages generated for your existing code base. You will see analyzer warnings only on those chunks of code that you will insert after that moment.
And if someday you wish to return to the “suppressed” parts, you can easily review those messages or delete suppression bases altogether.
No source file modification required
Independent on the source file location – can be used across different systems
Simple XML format of suppression message base files
Can be easily integrated into revision control system

9. Feel the difference: mass message suppression – before and after
Notice the total number of messages. Work only with your newly written or modified code

10. Build and Analyze - direct integration of PVS-Studio analyzer into MSBuild
Integrate PVS-Studio analysis directly into your Visual Studio project (vcxproj) files in just one click!
Analysis will be started after build process is complete
Out-of-the-box incremental analysis – only the files that are build are analyzed
Completely native to MSBuild – no COM based IDE APIs are utilized to get the compilation parameters to the analyzer.
Build and Analyze your projects from either a Visual Studio IDE or by directly invoking MSBuild engine through the command line
Use PVS-Studio Standalone or IDE plug-ins to view the analysis report

11. No Visual Studio is needed!
Utilizing PVS-Studio Standalone with Compiler Monitoring and MSBuild Integration you use PVS-Studio analysis even without Visual Studio or with Visual Studio Express edition (unsupported by PVS-Studio IDE plug-ins).

12. PVS-Studio Advantages
Easy-to-download! You can download PVS-Studio distribution package without registering and filling in any forms:
Easy-to-try! The PVS-Studio program is implemented as a plug-in for Visual Studio.
Easy-to-buy! Unlike other code analyzers, we have simple pricing and licensing policy:
Easy-to-support! It is the analyzer's developers who directly communicate with users, which enables you to quickly get answers to even complicated questions related to programming.