See INSTALL for build instructions. Make sure STACK binaries are
in the PATH.
Preparation
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STACK works on LLVM bitcode. To analyze a software project, the
first step is to generate LLVM bitcode. STACK provides a script
called `stack-build`, which both calls gcc (or g++) and in parallel
uses Clang to obtain LLVM bitcode from your source code, stored in
.ll files. For example:
$ cd /path/to/your/project
$ stack-build ./configure
$ stack-build make
or if analyzing a project that is configured using CMake:
$ cd /path/to/your/project
$ stack-build cmake
$ stack-build make
Unstable code checker
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To find unstable code that can be eliminated due to undefined behavior,
simply run the following command in the project directory after building
LLVM bitcode:
$ poptck
You can find bug reports in `pstack.txt`, in the YAML format.
Here's one example:
bug: anti-simplify
model: |
%tobool = icmp ne i8* %p, null, !dbg !14
--> true
stack:
- p.c:4:0
ncore: 1
core:
- p.c:3:0
- null pointer dereference
This means the null pointer check at line 4 ("stack:") may be simplified
into true ("model:") due to the pointer dereference at line 3 ("core:").
Contact
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If you find any bugs in STACK, feel free to contact us: you can send
us email at int@pdos.csail.mit.edu.