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diff --git a/gcc/gcov-io.h b/gcc/gcov-io.h index d21a43c..ef888f3 100644 --- a/gcc/gcov-io.h +++ b/gcc/gcov-io.h @@ -25,7 +25,13 @@ see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.RUNTIME respectively. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ -/* Coverage information is held in two files. A notes file, which is +/* CAVEAT: Coverage information files should not be parsed directly, + instead use `gcov --json-format`, which provides + machine-readable coverage information. + + Note that the following file format documentation might be outdated. + + Coverage information is held in two files. A notes file, which is generated by the compiler, and a data file, which is generated by the program under test. Both files use a similar structure. We do not attempt to make these files backwards compatible with previous |