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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Version 5.x -- future
 
 Version 4.7.0
         * 2025-12-01 (target)
+	* Reduce/repair excess output from cppcheck.sh - mostly cosmetic changes (WIP)
+	  Output from `wc -l cppcheck.log` - 4.6.2: 981  now: 732
         * Remove dead getopt code.  GitHub PR #1709. (TNX Daniele Forsi)
         * Move rig_cache to separate(calloc) storage. Prepare for other moves.
           Issue #1420

rigs/adat/adat.c

@@ -2170,7 +2170,6 @@ int adat_cmd_fn_set_freq(RIG *pRig)
     }
     else
     {
-        // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
         const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
         char acBuf[ ADAT_BUFSZ + 1 ];
 
@@ -2226,7 +2225,6 @@ int adat_cmd_fn_set_vfo(RIG *pRig)
     }
     else
     {
-        // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
         const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
         char acBuf[ ADAT_BUFSZ + 1 ];
 
@@ -2350,7 +2348,7 @@ int adat_cmd_fn_set_ptt(RIG *pRig)
     else
     {
         adat_priv_data_ptr  pPriv    = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
-        char *pcPTTStr = NULL;
+        const char *pcPTTStr = NULL;
 
         // Switch PTT
 
@@ -2690,7 +2688,6 @@ const char *adat_get_info(RIG *pRig)
 
         if (nRC == RIG_OK)
         {
-            // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
             const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
 
             snprintf(acBuf, 2048,
@@ -2774,7 +2771,6 @@ int adat_get_freq(RIG *pRig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t *freq)
     }
     else
     {
-        // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
         const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
 
         nRC = adat_transaction(pRig, &adat_cmd_list_get_freq);
@@ -2932,7 +2928,6 @@ int adat_get_mode(RIG *pRig, vfo_t vfo, rmode_t *mode, pbwidth_t *width)
     }
     else
     {
-        // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
         const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
 
         nRC =  adat_transaction(pRig, &adat_cmd_list_get_mode);
@@ -2975,7 +2970,6 @@ int adat_get_vfo(RIG *pRig, vfo_t *vfo)
     }
     else
     {
-        // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
         const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
 
         nRC = adat_transaction(pRig, &adat_cmd_list_get_vfo);
@@ -3055,7 +3049,6 @@ int adat_get_ptt(RIG *pRig, vfo_t vfo, ptt_t *ptt)
     }
     else
     {
-        // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
         const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
 
         nRC = adat_transaction(pRig, &adat_cmd_list_get_ptt);
@@ -3316,7 +3309,6 @@ int adat_get_conf(RIG *pRig, hamlib_token_t token, char *val)
     }
     else
     {
-        // cppcheck-suppress constVariablePointer
         const adat_priv_data_ptr pPriv = (adat_priv_data_ptr) STATE(pRig)->priv;
 
         switch (token)

src/rig.c

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ typedef struct async_data_handler_priv_data_s
 
 static int async_data_handler_start(RIG *rig);
 static int async_data_handler_stop(RIG *rig);
-void *async_data_handler(void *arg);
+static void *async_data_handler(void *arg);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ typedef struct morse_data_handler_priv_data_s
 static int morse_data_handler_start(RIG *rig);
 static int morse_data_handler_stop(RIG *rig);
 int morse_data_handler_set_keyspd(RIG *rig, int keyspd);
-void *morse_data_handler(void *arg);
+static void *morse_data_handler(void *arg);
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ MUTEX(mutex_debugmsgsave);
 
 void add2debugmsgsave(const char *s)
 {
-    char *p;
+    const char *p;
     char stmp[DEBUGMSGSAVE_SIZE];
     int i, nlines;
     int maxmsg = DEBUGMSGSAVE_SIZE / 2;
@@ -2134,7 +2134,6 @@ int rig_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
 
     if (rs->tx_vfo == vfo && curr_band != last_band)
     {
-        struct rig_cache *cachep = CACHE(rig);
         rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s: band changing to %s\n", __func__,
                   rig_get_band_str(rig, curr_band, 0));
         band_changing = 1;
@@ -4714,7 +4713,7 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_set_split_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t tx_freq)
     const struct rig_state *rs;
     struct rig_cache *cachep;
     int retcode, rc2;
-    vfo_t curr_vfo, tx_vfo = RIG_VFO_CURR;
+    vfo_t curr_vfo, tx_vfo;
     freq_t tfreq = 0;
 
     if (CHECK_RIG_ARG(rig))
@@ -8629,7 +8628,7 @@ static int morse_data_handler_stop(RIG *rig)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
-void *async_data_handler(void *arg)
+static void *async_data_handler(void *arg)
 {
     struct async_data_handler_args_s *args = (struct async_data_handler_args_s *)
             arg;
@@ -8725,7 +8724,7 @@ again:
 #endif
 
 #if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD)
-void *morse_data_handler(void *arg)
+static void *morse_data_handler(void *arg)
 {
     struct morse_data_handler_args_s *args =
         (struct morse_data_handler_args_s *) arg;

tests/rigctl.c

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     ptt_type_t ptt_type = RIG_PTT_NONE;
     dcd_type_t dcd_type = RIG_DCD_NONE;
     int serial_rate = 0;
-    char *civaddr = NULL;   /* NULL means no need to set conf */
+    const char *civaddr = NULL;   /* NULL means no need to set conf */
     char conf_parms[MAXCONFLEN] = "";
     int interactive;    /* if no cmd on command line, switch to interactive */
     int prompt = 1;         /* Print prompt in rigctl */
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     my_rig->caps->ptt_type = ptt_type;
-    char *token = strtok(conf_parms, ",");
+    const char *token = strtok(conf_parms, ",");
     struct rig_state *rs = STATE(my_rig);
 
     while (token)
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (ptt_type == RIG_PTT_NONE)
         {
             rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s: defaulting to RTS PTT\n", __func__);
-            my_rig->caps->ptt_type = ptt_type = RIG_PTT_SERIAL_RTS;
+            my_rig->caps->ptt_type = RIG_PTT_SERIAL_RTS;
         }
     }
 
@@ -690,8 +690,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             hist_path_size = sizeof(char) * (strlen(hist_dir) + strlen(hist_file) + 1);
             hist_path = (char *)calloc(hist_path_size, sizeof(char));
 
+            if (hist_path)
+            {
                 SNPRINTF(hist_path, hist_path_size, "%s%s", hist_dir, hist_file);
             }
+	    else
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Allocation failed - no readline history\n");
+            }
+        }
 
         if (rd_hist && hist_path)
         {

tests/rigctld.c

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     ptt_type_t ptt_type = RIG_PTT_NONE;
     dcd_type_t dcd_type = RIG_DCD_NONE;
     int serial_rate = 0;
-    char *civaddr = NULL;   /* NULL means no need to set conf */
+    const char *civaddr = NULL;   /* NULL means no need to set conf */
     char conf_parms[MAXCONFLEN] = "";
 
     struct addrinfo hints, *result, *saved_result;
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     my_rig->caps->ptt_type = ptt_type;
-    char *token = strtok(conf_parms, ",");
+    const char *token = strtok(conf_parms, ",");
     struct rig_state *rs = STATE(my_rig);
 
     while (token)
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (ptt_type == RIG_PTT_NONE)
         {
             rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s: defaulting to RTS PTT\n", __func__);
-            my_rig->caps->ptt_type = ptt_type = RIG_PTT_SERIAL_RTS;
+            my_rig->caps->ptt_type = RIG_PTT_SERIAL_RTS;
         }
     }