05.21.07
software tools: EclEmma
In a previous post, I said that I thought it would be handy to have your source editor color code based on which lines were executed in the prior execution of the code. I mused about merging Eclipse with a profiler in that post, but later realized that I could also use a code completion tool… and then discovered someone had already done it. EclEmma is a fine code coverage tool that is nicely integrated with Eclipse and does exactly what I want.
EclEmma isn’t positioned as a debugging tool, but it sure can be used as one.
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[…] Many code coverage tool will also color lines based on whether they were executed or not. This is a cheap way to see which execution paths were taken! Examples include Visual Studio, the Intel C++ Code Coverage Tool, and the Eclipse plug-in EclEmma. […]
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[…] source code background based on whether the messed-up code was fully, partially, or not executed. (EclEmma already does this, but does it for the entire run, not for selected sections of the program […]