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+#!/bin/bash
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2019, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Fail if any executed command fails.
+set -e
+
+##
+##@file
+##@brief This script is to make a summary of cppcheck XML output files.
+##
+##The generated summary will hold the number of messages of each severity type.
+##
+##The first parameter of the script must be the location of the XML file.
+##
+##The script uses regual expressions to identify and count messages.
+##
+##Usage:
+##  command | result
+##  --------|-------
+##  make_cppcheck_summary.sh foo/bar/build.xml | Summary text.
+##
+
+#Check parameter
+if [ -z ${1+x} ]
+then
+	echo "Cppcheck output file not specified!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+xml_file="$1"
+
+#List of error types cmake reports.
+severity_list=( "none" "error" "warning" "style" "performance" "portability"
+				"information" "debug")
+
+#Count each severity type and build result message.
+for severity in "${severity_list[@]}"
+do
+	#Count lines with this severity type.
+	n=$(grep -c "severity=\"$severity\"" "$xml_file" || true)
+	#Start of report line
+	line=$'\n\tIssues with severity '"\"$severity\":"
+	#Indentatin to character position 46.
+	indent=$(eval "printf ' %.0s' {1..$(( 46-${#line} ))}")
+	#Add identation and number
+	line="$line$indent$n"
+	#Extend issue list
+	issue_list="$issue_list$line"
+done
+msg="Cppcheck results: $issue_list"
+
+echo "$msg"