Intel® C++ Compiler Classic Developer Guide and Reference

ID 767249
Date 12/16/2022
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Wformat-security

Determines whether the compiler issues a warning when the use of format functions may cause security problems.

Syntax

Linux:

-Wformat-security

-Wno-format-security

macOS:

-Wformat-security

-Wno-format-security

Windows:

None

Arguments

None

Default

-Wno-format-security

No warning is issued when the use of format functions may cause security problems.

Description

This option determines whether the compiler issues a warning when the use of format functions may cause security problems.

When -Wformat-security is specified, it warns about uses of format functions where the format string is not a string literal and there are no format arguments.

IDE Equivalent
None
Alternate Options

None