Include of a platform-specific system header
ID |
c.portability.restrict_system_includes |
Severity |
low |
Remediation Complexity |
medium |
Remediation Risk |
medium |
Remediation Effort |
medium |
Resource |
Portability |
Language |
C / C++ |
Description
This includes a platform-specific system header, which ties the code to a single operating system and hurts portability. Guard the include behind a platform macro (e.g. #ifdef _WIN32) and provide a portable abstraction, or replace it with a cross-platform alternative.
Rationale
This includes a platform-specific system header, which ties the code to a single operating system and hurts portability. Guard the include behind a platform macro (e.g. #ifdef _WIN32) and provide a portable abstraction, or replace it with a cross-platform alternative.
The following code illustrates the pattern detected by this rule:
// FLAGGED: Include of a platform-specific system header
#include <unistd.h>