# Install gcovr

Reports from gcov test coverage program. Version 8.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gcovr
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gcovr
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install gcovr
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add gcovr
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcovr from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install gcovr
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install gcovr
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gcovr from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gcovr
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S gcovr
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install gcovr
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gcovr from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:gcovr
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gcovr>
- **Version:** 8.6
- **Source summary:** Reports from gcov test coverage program
- **Homepage:** <https://gcovr.com/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/gcovr/gcovr>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://gcovr.com/en/stable>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/07/37/b4a87dff166dc0a5002e9d03fcb6ca8eeff048247b011b67f047e31122c9/gcovr-8.6.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-22T10:28:01Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- gcovr (cli)
- gcovr (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libxml2
- libxslt

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 8.6
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-22
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://gcovr.com/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** gcovr
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 2
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - gcovr - 7.2+really-1.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gcovr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Manages the compilation of coverage information from gcov | http://gcovr.com/
- Nix - gcovr: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gc/gcovr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - gcovr - 7.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gcovr from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Manages the compilation of coverage information from gcov | http://gcovr.com/
- apk - gcovr - 8.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcovr from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Generates a simple report that summarizes the gcc code coverage | http://gcovr.com/
- apk - gcovr-pyc - 8.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcovr-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for gcovr | http://gcovr.com/
- dnf - gcovr - 8.6-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gcovr from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A code coverage report generator using GNU gcov | https://gcovr.com/
- dnf - gcovr-doc - 8.6-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gcovr-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation of gcovr | https://gcovr.com/
- pacman - gcovr - 8.6-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gcovr from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | provides a utility for managing the use of the GNU gcov utility | https://gcovr.com/
- zypper - gcovr - 6.0-1.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gcovr from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A code coverage report generator using GNU gcov | https://gcovr.com/
- zypper - gcovr-doc - 6.0-1.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gcovr-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Documentation of gcovr | https://gcovr.com/
- MacPorts - gcovr: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/gcovr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

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