Why does kcov calculate incorrect code coverage statistics for Rust programs?

Question

I\'ve tried to use kcov to get code coverage for a Rust library. I\'ve followed this tutorial to build and use kcov. The coverage seems to work, however I\'m facing a strang

Answer 1

There is a workaround: the RUSTFLAGS='-C link-dead-code' environment variable. Use it while building and the Rust compiler will link dead code as well:

RUSTFLAGS='-C link-dead-code' cargo test