# Inspect Tool

It is not uncommon for various common errors or guideline violations to creep into the Boost libraries. The inspect program detects and reports several common problems. It can be used to scan a proposed Boost submission to identify various failures.

The inspect program is written in C++ to limit tool chain dependencies, and should be portable to any system.

The program is run in the directory to be scanned for errors. Sub-directories are also included in the scan.

If the first program argument is `-cvs`, only files and directories in the CVS tree of the current directory are scanned. Otherwise all files and sub-directories are included in the scan.

If the first program argument is `-help`, a usage message is displayed, showing all available program options.

The program sources include:

- inspect.hpp and inspect.cpp
- link_check.hpp and link_check.cpp
- long_name_check.hpp and long_name_check.cpp
- tab_check.hpp and tab_check.cpp

A Jamfile is provided to build the program.

Revised 29 December, 2003

© Copyright Beman Dawes, 2003

Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)