diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
index 44535cd07..cfc9773d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Self check
         run: |
-          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings --check-level=exhaustive"
+          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=gnu --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings --check-level=exhaustive"
           ec=0
           
           # TODO: add --check-config          
diff --git a/.github/workflows/asan.yml b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
index 89dc81d7c..9cb24f424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Self check
         if: false
         run: |
-          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings"
+          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=cppcheck-lib --library=gnu -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings"
           ec=0
           ./cmake.output/bin/cppcheck $selfcheck_options --addon=naming.json cli lib || ec=1
           ./cmake.output/bin/cppcheck $selfcheck_options -DQT_VERSION=0x050000 -DQ_MOC_OUTPUT_REVISION=67 -DQT_CHARTS_LIB --library=qt --addon=naming.json -Icmake.output/gui -Igui gui/*.cpp cmake.output/gui/*.cpp || ec=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tsan.yml b/.github/workflows/tsan.yml
index 850453aa1..3519dce86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tsan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tsan.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Self check
         if: false
         run: |
-          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=0 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings"
+          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=0 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=gnu --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings"
           ec=0
           ./cmake.output/bin/cppcheck $selfcheck_options --addon=naming.json -DCHECK_INTERNAL cli lib || ec=1
           ./cmake.output/bin/cppcheck $selfcheck_options -DQT_VERSION=0x050000 -DQ_MOC_OUTPUT_REVISION=67 -DQT_CHARTS_LIB --library=qt --addon=naming.json -Icmake.output/gui -Igui gui/*.cpp cmake.output/gui/*.cpp || ec=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml b/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml
index 2fc169dcc..60b1be81e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubsan.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       # TODO: only fail the step on sanitizer issues - since we use processes it will only fail the underlying process which will result in an cppcheckError
       - name: Self check
         run: |
-          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings"
+          selfcheck_options="-q -j$(nproc) --std=c++11 --template=selfcheck --showtime=top5 -D__CPPCHECK__ -D__GNUC__ -DCHECK_INTERNAL -DHAVE_RULES --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --suppressions-list=.selfcheck_suppressions --library=gnu --library=cppcheck-lib -Ilib -Iexternals/simplecpp/ -Iexternals/tinyxml2/ --inconclusive --enable=style,performance,portability,warning,missingInclude,internal --exception-handling --debug-warnings"
           ec=0
           ./cmake.output/bin/cppcheck $selfcheck_options --addon=naming.json cli lib || ec=1
           ./cmake.output/bin/cppcheck $selfcheck_options -DQT_VERSION=0x050000 -DQ_MOC_OUTPUT_REVISION=67 -DQT_CHARTS_LIB --library=qt --addon=naming.json -Icmake.output/gui -Igui gui/*.cpp cmake.output/gui/*.cpp || ec=1