http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56469
Bug #: 56469 Summary: The .gcno file being generated is not cleaned up after gcc exits with an error. Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: driver AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: kyu...@gmail.com gcc version: 4.7.2 system type: x86_64 linux gnu configuration option: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.7/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --program-suffix=-4.7 --enable-shared --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.7 --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-nls --with-sysroot=/ --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-plugin --enable-objc-gc --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu command line: gcc -ftest-coverage -c a.c compiler output: a.c: In function âfâ: a.c:2:1: error: expected declaration or statement at end of input preprocessed file: # 1 "a.c" # 1 "<command-line>" # 1 "a.c" int f() { bug description: Since the compiler exited with error, it is expected that the files it was generating be cleaned up. However, a.gcno file which is one of them is left not deleted.