Overview

What is RECON?

assists C programmers in understanding unfamiliar code.

In depth

A closer look at RECON

RECON is a tool for software 'reconnaissance'. It allows you to find where program features are implemented in C code.

RECON tracks execution of each branch of the original program. Each 'if' or 'while' statement has two branches, one for the true side and one for the false. Each switch has as many branches as there are different values for the switch index. RECON counts the number of test cases with the feature that executed the branch and the number of total test cases that executed the branch. Branches that executed when the feature was demonstrated are probably involved in implementing that feature.

RECON is written in ANSI Standard C and is distributed in source form. A version for pre-ANSI compilers and a pre-compiled version for MS-DOS platforms are also available. It has been used successfully on Unix and MS-DOS operating systems. RECON analyzes target systems written in C. It also analyzes most C++ code but with some limitations.

Verdict

Should you download RECON?

RECON runs on DOS and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 293 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Debugging and Tracing.

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RECON specifications

Category: Debugging and Tracing
Publisher: Norman Wilde
Last updated: Feb 20, 2025
License: Freeware
Operating system: DOS
File size: 293 KB
Price: Free
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