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Coverage Project

Wednesday June 4, 2008

Thanks to French public funds, the next generation of Free Software code coverage tools is on its way. “Project Coverage” will produce a Free Software coverage analysis toolset together with the ability to generate artifacts that allow the tools to be used for safety-critical software projects undergoing a DO-178B software audit process for all levels of criticality.

While an important target use of the coverage toolset is safety-critical embedded applications, the design of the tools allows its use in non safety-critical projects.

Beyond the production of useful tools and certification material for industrial users, an important goal is to raise awareness and interest about safety-critical and certification issues in the Free Software/Open Source community.

The key insight of “Project Coverage” is as follows: code coverage can greatly benefit from recent advances in hardware virtualization technology as promoted, for instance, by QEMU.

The attached slides give a presentation of the technical scope of the project.

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