Hello seniors. Please I am into software fault localization and I have read papers, but the experimental aspect has been giving a headache.
I have siemen suit, flex and grep subject program but I do not know the steps to take to generate the spectra.
Also i am able to write a simple program with C language and i am able to generate the Gcov. What should be the next step?
Can i get a complete guide on how to perform research experiment on spectrum based fault localization.
Thanks
Hiii Adekunle Ajibode,
You have mentioned that you are able to generate the .gcov file for C programs right.
Then try to write a script to parse the .gcov file to extract the statement level information.
If #### sign present in front of any statement then that line is execuatble but at present, it is not executed for that particular test case.
If you get any number >=1, then it shows the number of times that statement got executed for that test case.
Or you will get -: sign that means that particular statement is not executable.
Hope the answer helps and let me know if you require more info.
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