ckport(1) portability analysis and security checking tool

SYNOPSIS

ckport [OPTIONS]... file [file,...]

DESCRIPTION

ckport is a tool to check already compiled binaries and libraries for porting and security problems.

It uses objdump to read the binaries and analysis call and jump functions.

This package is architecture independent and can be used on non-host architecture binaries if a objdump tool for the target architecture is installed.

OPTIONS

--help -h
Show this help.

--
End of options, only filenames follow.

--mode MODE
Sets mode of operation.

--db DBFILE
Load database DBFILE.

--db-dir DBDIR
Load databases from directory DBDIR.

--edit-vim
Show vim command pointing to location of problem.

--conf KEY=VAL
Set config key KEY to value VAL.

--warn-mode MODE
Set mode for printing of warnings.

--warn PT
Warn about problems of type PT.

--nowarn PT
Ignore warnings about problems of type PT.

--nowarns
Disable all warnings.

--nosummery
Disable summery.

--summery
Enable summery.

--summery-on-warn
Only print summery if warnings has been found.

--noheader
Disable printing of headers.

--header
Enable printing of headers.

--nofile-header
Disable printing of headers for each file (operant).

--file-header
Enable printing of headers for each file (operant).

--ignore PATTERN
Ignore symbols matching this Perl regex pattern.

--ignore-symbol SYMBOL
Ignore symbol SYMBOL.

--ignore-target TARGET
Ignore warnings for target TARGET.

--print-mode MODE
Set mode of symbol printing to MODE.

--print-unknown
Print unknown symbols found.

--print-unknown-defined
Print list of unknown but defined (internal) symbols.

--print-unused
Print list of defined (internal) but unused symbols.

--print-known
Print list of known symbols.

--print-pt
Print list of known problem types.