.. _lcov_code_coverage: Code coverage with lcov ======================= Prerequisites ------------- The Linux gcov and lcov tools are fussy about gcc / g++ compiler versions. As of this writing, Ubuntu 18.04 gcov / lcov work with these toolchain versions: $ gcc –version gcc (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~18.04.1) 7.4.0 $ g++ –version g++ (Ubuntu 8.3.0-6ubuntu1~18.04.1) 8.3.0 Refer to https://askubuntu.com/questions/26498/how-to-choose-the-default-gcc-and-g-version for information on how to install multiple gcc / g++ versions, and switch between them. You’ll need to install the following additional packages: $ sudo apt-get install gcovr ggcov lcov Compile an instrumented vpp image --------------------------------- Two ways: $ cd $ make test-gcov $ ## interrupt compilation after building the image or $ cd /build-root $ make PLATFORM=vpp TAG=vpp_gcov vpp-install Initialize the lcov database ---------------------------- $ cd $ ./extras/lcov/lcov_prep $ make test-gcov or make TEST=my_test test-gcov $ # repeat or vary as desired to increase reported coverage $ # Generate the report: $ ./extras/lcov/lcov_post You can run vpp manually, do anything you like. Results are cumulative until you re-run the “prep” script. Look at the results ------------------- Point a browser at file:////build-root/html/index.html