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	4601	The macro '%1s' is the name of an identifier in '<%2s>'.

Identifiers		REFERENCE - ISO:C90-7.1.2.1 Reserved Identifiers, ISO:C99-7.1.3 Reserved Identifiers

This macro name is a reserved identifier. It is an identifier declared in the specified library header file (but not as a macro). Is this intended ?

For example:


/*PRQA S 553,2017,3429,3453 ++*/

#define strcat(s1, s2) concatenate(s1, s2)   /* Message 4601 - "strcat" is declared as a function in <string.h> */

MISRA-C:2004 Rules applicable to message 4601:

Rule 20.1 (Required)

Reserved identifiers, macros and functions in the standard library, shall not be defined, redefined or undefined.

See also:

4600 The macro '%1s' is also defined in '<%2s>'.
4602 The identifier '%1s' is declared as a macro in '<%2s>'.
4603 The object/function '%1s'is being defined with the same name as an ordinary identifier defined in '<%2s>'.
4604 The object/function '%1s' is being declared with the same name as an ordinary identifier defined in '<%2s>'.
4605 The typedef '%1s' is also defined in '<%2s>'.
4606 The typedef '%1s' has the same name as another ordinary identifier in '<%2s>'.
4607 The enum constant '%1s' has the same name as another ordinary identifier in '<%2s>'.
4608 The tag '%1s' is also defined in '<%2s>'.

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