Managing Suppression Rules

Open the Suppressions Tab of the Project Properties Dialog Box

1. From the:

   • Visual Studio* menu, choose Project> Intel Inspector <version> Project Properties....

   • Standalone Intel Inspector GUI menu, choose File> Project Properties....

2. In the Project Properties dialog box, choose the Suppressions tab.

Add a .sup File

1. Click the Add File button.

2. Browse to and choose a .sup file.

3. Click the Open button.

Outcome: The Intel Inspector updates the rules in the Suppression rule list region accordingly.

Add a Directory That Contains (or Will Contain) .sup Files

1. Click the Add Directory button.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Browse to and choose an existing directory.

   • Create a new directory to which you plan to save .sup files.

3. Click the OK button.

Outcome: The Intel Inspector:

• Displays the path to a *.sup file mask in the Suppression files region.

• Updates the rules in the Suppression rule list region accordingly.

Remove a .sup File or Directory Containing .sup Files

1. Click a file or mask in the Suppression files region.

2. Click the Remove button directly below the Suppressions files region.

Outcome: The Intel Inspector updates the rules in the Suppression rule list region accordingly.

Remove a Specific Rule

1. Click a rule in the Suppression rule list region.

2. If desired, click the View... button to view the stack/traceback frame(s) in the rule. When you are finished viewing, close the View Stack dialog box.

3. Click the Remove button directly below the Suppression rule list region.