Trucov is an

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code coverage In software engineering, code coverage, also called test coverage, is a percentage measure of the degree to which the source code of a program is executed when a particular test suite is run. A program with high code coverage has more of its ...

analysis tool for GCC versions 4.0 and later that aims to be a

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replacement. Trucov improves upon

by providing more granular and machine readable output, such as DOT Files representing

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of the program. The use of DOT Files allows for other common tools like

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to be used to produce coverage graphs. Trucov was developed as a senior design project{{Cite web, url=http://eecscapstone2009.blogspot.com/2009/09/cpts-team-trucov.html, title=WSU EECS Senior Design Projects: Fall 2009: CPTS Team Trucov: Progress report poster 10-5-09, date=18 September 2009 at

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Features

* Produces coverage analysis on a per source, per function, and per branch level * Provides both textual and graphical coverage reports that are easier to use and understand * Automatically finds all the source files inside of a project * Detects how many times a particular block or branch of code has been executed * Generates the

of each function per source file * Optionally hides coverage information of external libraries to better focus on the product under test * Allows user to narrow the scope of coverage information by specifying specific functions or files

References

External links

Trucov homepage
Free software testing tools