[MacPorts] #44179: port request: BSD lint, aka xlint

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#44179: port request: BSD lint, aka xlint
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 Reporter:  jhi@…    |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.3.1
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 The good old lint(1) is still available from NetBSD:

 http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/src/usr.bin/xlint/

 It is also available in FreeBSD:

 http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/src/usr.bin/xlint/

 I tried quickly grabbing the sources and compiling it, but ran into the
 *BSD specific build oddities (like ".include <bsd.subdir.mk>
 " in Makefiles), with which I'm not that familiar.

 I'm aware of splint (www.splint.org) being available with macports, but it
 seems to die (become unusable) pretty quickly on anything that touches OS
 X header files (e.g. trying to process the Perl source code files). I have
 no proof that the Classic Lint would fare any better, but I can hope.

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