rspec/rules/S961/cfamily/rule.adoc

== Why is this an issue?

Before compilation, the preprocessor replaces macros with the code they expand to. The resulting code may be invalid when a function-like macro is invoked without all its arguments, which can cause the program to fail to compile or to behave unexpectedly at runtime.

== Resources

* CPP reference - https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/replace[Replacing text macros]
* CPP reference - https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/translation_phases#Phase_3[Phases of translation: Phase 3]
* MISRA C:2004, 19.8 - A function-like macro shall not be invoked without all of its arguments.
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/628[CWE] - CWE-628: Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments

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== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

The invocation of macro "xxx" requires "yyy" arguments, but only "xxx" were provided.


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