Kcov is a code coverage tester based on bcov, which uses DWARF debugging information to collect coverage information from binaries without special compiler options. It produces lcov-style output and only requires a single step, i.e. collection and reporting are done in one sweep.
| Tags | Code coverage |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPLv2 |
| Operating Systems | Unix |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases


Release Notes: Correct handling of accumulated data from multiple runs, a fix for an output bug with common path pruning, and a fix for some corner cases with instrumentation of shared libraries.


Release Notes: Multiple output fixes. Checks that sections are executable before setting breakpoints. Fixes coverage of orphaned children. Enable attaching already started processes to a trace.


Release Notes: The source code has been completely rewritten. Kcov can now transparently instrument shared libraries, a Cobertura output backend (to integrate into Jenkins) has been added, and performance has been improved.


Release Notes: This release fixes file/percentage sorting and the percentage bar color in the Web interface. It adds a manual page.


Release Notes: In the Web page output, only common parts of the source file path are displayed to make reading easier. A crash bug in command-line argument passing was fixed, and some smaller internal improvements were made.
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