Line Execution Checker: Check if specific lines were executed using gcov data
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name: Line Execution Checker description: Check if specific lines were executed using gcov data user-invocable: false version: 1.0 author: Claude tags:
- coverage
- gcov
- testing
Line Execution Checker
Purpose
Fast tool to check if specific source lines were executed during test runs.
Tool: line-checker
Build
g++ -O3 -std=c++17 line_checker.cpp -o line-checker
Usage
# Single line
./line-checker file.c:42
# Multiple lines
./line-checker file.c:42 main.c:100 util.c:55
Output
file.c:42 EXECUTED (5 times)
main.c:100 NOT EXECUTED
util.c:55 EXECUTED (12 times)
Exit Codes
- 0: All lines executed
- 1: One or more lines NOT executed
- 2: Error
Prerequisites
Coverage data must exist from prior test run with --coverage flag.
When User Asks
"Was line X of file.c executed?" or "Check if these lines were covered"
Steps
- Verify
.gcdafiles exist:find . -name "*.gcda" -print -quit - Build tool if needed:
g++ -O3 -std=c++17 line_checker.cpp -o line-checker - Run:
./line-checker file.c:X - Report result to user
Example Interaction
User: "Was line 127 in parser.c executed?"
./line-checker parser.c:127
# Output: parser.c:127 EXECUTED (3 times)
Response: "Yes, line 127 was executed 3 times during testing."
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