http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53534
Bug #: 53534 Summary: gcov erroneously reporting opening brace of constructor is never executed. Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.4.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: gcov-profile AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: spammymat...@yahoo.com Created attachment 27527 --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=27527 bug.ii PROBLEM: -: 21:template<typename T> 1: 22:inline A<T>::A() #####: 23:{ 1: 24:} How can lines 22 and 24 of this simple no-arg constructor be executed once, without line 23 also being executed once? Isn't that impossible? SOURCE: This is the simplest test case I could come up with that exhibits the problem. In particular, if I do ANY of the following, the problem magically goes away. - Eliminate the unused templatization parameter from class A. - Eliminate data member _b (and eliminate class B altogether). - Eliminate the string data members _s from either class A or class B. - Change either string data member to a simpler type (e.g., an int). - Move the inlined no-arg constructor inside class A's definition block. - Move the opening brace of the no-arg constructor up to the previous line. bug.cpp: #include <string> using namespace std; class B { public: string _s; }; template<typename T> class A { public: B _b; string _s; A(); }; template<typename T> inline A<T>::A() { } int main() { A<int> a; return 0; } PLATFORM: I think I'm running the standard gcc/g++ stuff that comes with ubuntu lucid: > lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS Release: 10.04 Codename: lucid COMPILE LINE: > g++ -v -Wall -Wextra --cover --save-temps -o bug -g -lstdc++ bug.cpp Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5.1' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.4/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-multiarch --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.4 --program-suffix=-4.4 --enable-nls --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-plugin --enable-objc-gc --enable-targets=all --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i486 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu --target=i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5.1) COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-Wall' '-Wextra' '-coverage' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bug' '-g' '-shared-libgcc' '-mtune=generic' '-march=i486' /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/cc1plus -E -quiet -v -D_GNU_SOURCE bug.cpp -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -mtune=generic -march=i486 -Wall -Wextra -g -fworking-directory -fpch-preprocess -fstack-protector -o bug.ii ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/include/i486-linux-gnu" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../../i486-linux-gnu/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/include/i486-linux-gnu" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /usr/include/c++/4.4 /usr/include/c++/4.4/i486-linux-gnu /usr/include/c++/4.4/backward /usr/local/include /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/include /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/include-fixed /usr/include End of search list. COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-Wall' '-Wextra' '-coverage' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bug' '-g' '-shared-libgcc' '-mtune=generic' '-march=i486' /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/cc1plus -fpreprocessed bug.ii -quiet -dumpbase bug.cpp -mtune=generic -march=i486 -auxbase bug -g -Wall -Wextra -version -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fstack-protector -o bug.s GNU C++ (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5.1) version 4.4.3 (i486-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.4.3, GMP version 4.3.2, MPFR version 2.4.2-p1. GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072 GNU C++ (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5.1) version 4.4.3 (i486-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.4.3, GMP version 4.3.2, MPFR version 2.4.2-p1. GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072 Compiler executable checksum: 96a18a11c5c7ae143163545923e7167b COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-Wall' '-Wextra' '-coverage' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bug' '-g' '-shared-libgcc' '-mtune=generic' '-march=i486' as -V -Qy -o bug.o bug.s GNU assembler version 2.20.1 (i486-linux-gnu) using BFD version (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.20.1-system.20100303 COMPILER_PATH=/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/ LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../../lib/:/lib/../lib/:/usr/lib/../lib/:/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../:/lib/:/usr/lib/:/usr/lib/i486-linux-gnu/ COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-Wall' '-Wextra' '-coverage' '-save-temps' '-o' 'bug' '-g' '-shared-libgcc' '-mtune=generic' '-march=i486' /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/collect2 --build-id --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 --hash-style=both -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -o bug -z relro /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../../lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../../lib/crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../../lib -L/lib/../lib -L/usr/lib/../lib -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../.. -L/usr/lib/i486-linux-gnu -lstdc++ bug.o -lstdc++ -lm -lgcov -lgcc_s -lgcc -lc -lgcc_s -lgcc /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.4.3/../../../../lib/crtn.o PROGRAM EXECUTION AND GCOV PROFILING: ./bug gcov bug OFFENDING OUTPUT: bug.cpp.gcov: -: 0:Source:bug.cpp -: 0:Graph:bug.gcno -: 0:Data:bug.gcda -: 0:Runs:1 -: 0:Programs:1 -: 1:#include <string> -: 2: -: 3:using namespace std; -: 4: -: 5:class B 2: 6:{ -: 7: public: -: 8: string _s; -: 9:}; -: 10: -: 11:template<typename T> -: 12:class A 1: 13:{ -: 14: public: -: 15: B _b; -: 16: string _s; -: 17: -: 18: A(); -: 19:}; -: 20: -: 21:template<typename T> 1: 22:inline A<T>::A() #####: 23:{ 1: 24:} -: 25: 1: 26:int main() -: 27:{ 1: 28: A<int> a; 1: 29: return 0; -: 30:}