Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install kcov

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install kcov

MacPorts ports tree · devel/kcov/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install kcov

Debian stable package indexes · kcov · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install kcov

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · kcov · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kcov

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/kc/kcov/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S kcov

Arch Linux sync databases · kcov · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install kcov

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kcov · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Code coverage tester for compiled programs, Python, and shell scripts

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

kcov
kcov-system-daemon

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

kcov is a code coverage tool for compiled programs, Python, and shell scripts. Its README says it began as a fork of Bcov and uses DWARF debugging information so programs can be measured without special compiler switches.

Projektgeschichte

Simon Kagstrom created the GitHub repository in August 2010. From the README's account, kcov started with Bcov's idea of using debug information for coverage and then expanded into a broader coverage-reporting tool with HTML, lcov-style output, Cobertura XML, JSON output, and CI integrations.

Release history documents platform and integration work through the 2010s and 2020s, including Docker images from v31, macOS binaries in v32, FreeBSD and macOS build work in v36, AArch64 support in release 38, RISC-V and Codecov updates in v41, and Cobertura/Jenkins fixes in v43.

Adoptionsgeschichte

The batch input records packages in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE. Upstream docs also point to an official Docker image, making kcov available through both traditional package managers and container workflows.

Wie es verwendet wird

A typical invocation runs kcov with an output directory and an executable plus arguments. Users filter included or excluded paths, merge multiple coverage runs, and publish reports to CI services such as Coveralls, Codecov, Jenkins, SonarQube, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

kcov is notable because it brings coverage to binaries and scripts without requiring the build to be compiled with coverage instrumentation. For distro packagers and CI maintainers, that makes it useful for testing shell-heavy or mixed-language projects where gcov-style workflows are awkward.

Zeitleiste

2010-08-23: GitHub repository created.
2015-11-02: v29 release published.
2016-04-28: v31 release published; README documents official Docker images for releases since v31.
2018-08-23: v36 release included FreeBSD port and macOS build fixes.
2020-01-17: release 38 added AArch64 support.
2024-07-23: v43 release included Cobertura and Jenkins fixes.

Related projects

kcov descends from Bcov and integrates with coverage-reporting services including Coveralls, Codecov, Jenkins, SonarQube, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risikoklassifikator

yellow Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · runtime

Warum

generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signale

text:shell

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 2 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 2 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`kcov`	cli	globales Executable
`kcov-system-daemon`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-10

Manager-Version43

Manager aktualisiert2026-06-13

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/SimonKagstrom/kcov

InfoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/SimonKagstrom/kcovnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:kcov
Version	43
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kcov
Homepage	https://simonkagstrom.github.io/kcov/
Repository	https://github.com/SimonKagstrom/kcov
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/SimonKagstrom/kcov#readme
Lizenz	GPL-2.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/SimonKagstrom/kcov/archive/refs/tags/v43.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-06-13T23:35:01+02:00
Pulse	updated
Abhängigkeiten	dwarfutils, openssl@3
Build-Abhängigkeiten	cmake, pkgconf
Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken	curl
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	kcov
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

kcov 43+dfsg-1+b4

Code coverage analysis using DWARF debugging information

https://simonkagstrom.github.io/kcov/

sudo apt install kcov

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: kcov
8 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kcov

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: kcov from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

kcov

nix profile install nixpkgs#kcov

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kcov

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/kc/kcov/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf95%

kcov 43-4.fc44

Code coverage tool without special compilation options

https://simonkagstrom.github.io/kcov

sudo dnf install kcov

License: GPL-2.0-only AND MIT AND (GPL-2.0-only OR MIT)
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kcov
8 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kcov

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: kcov from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

kcov 43-1

Code coverage tester for compiled programs, Python scripts and shell scripts

https://simonkagstrom.github.io/kcov

sudo pacman -S kcov

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
6 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kcov

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: kcov from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

kcov 42-4.3

Code coverage tool without special compilation options

https://github.com/SimonKagstrom/kcov

sudo zypper install kcov

License: APSL-2.0 AND GPL-2.0-only
Category: Development/Tools/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kcov
11 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kcov

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kcov from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

kcov

sudo port install kcov

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Kcov

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/kcov/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kcov.yml

Verwendete Quellen

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

kcov mit Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren