This archive distribution contains the NIST Source Code Anlysis Tool Assessment Guide and accompanying tool test suite.
The tool guide file "SCA_Guide_Version_1-0.doc" provides background information and guidance in how to select, 
use and assess the capabilities of source code analysis tools for possible use in conformance evaluations of source code against the VVSG. 

The tool guide is the primary reference document and interface for performing tool assessments, and is  integrated with the accompanying tool test 
suite through hyperlinks in the guide document.  Please read it first before using any of the tool tests.

In order to best  make use of the tool guide, the directory structure of this archive must be kept intact so that all hyperlink references from the guide to the tests are maintained.  
This means that the ZIP file that contains this tool guide and tests MUST be unzipped to your local directory. Addititionally, XML stylesheets and schemas used for 
validation and rendering of test metadata must also be kept in the original "xml" directory structure. Please keep all the files in this ZIP archive in their
original location so that all hyperlinks and HTML rendering work properly.

The tool test suite itself is found in the "tool tests" directory.  To understand the directory structure of the tool test suite, please consult 
section 3.1 of the Source Code Analysis Tool Assessment Guide.

