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Directive 4.5 - dg1980 - 01-09-2016
Dear MISRA team,
please read the text carefully and then read MISRA C++ 2008 Rule 2-10-1.
It is virtually identical but in C++ it is rated required and in C it is rated advisory.
Was that a change on purpose or an accident?
Thanks.
Re: Directive 4.5 - misra-c - 23-09-2016
The MISRA-C working group reviewed the specification of "Guideline categories" when updating the guidelines in 2012, which is after the MISRA C++ guidelines were written in 2008. It was decided that as this rule did not directly lead to undefined behaviour that the categorisation should be changed to Advisory.