#1019983 gcovr: Missing man pages

Package:
gcovr
Source:
gcovr
Submitter:
Eric Towers
Date:
2026-10-22 07:57:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1019983#5
Date:
2022-09-18 03:25:38 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

Package gcovr (v. 5.2-1 on bullseye) does not install man pages for gcov, gcov-dump, and gcov-tool.  The --help output is far too terse to understand what the differences between these three tools are.  Also, a man page exists for some version of gcov (q.v. https://linux.die.net/man/1/gcov ).
#1019983#10
Date:
2026-10-22 07:54:53 UTC
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To:
Hello,

gcov, gcov-dump and gcov-tool come from gcc, not gcovr. Their man pages
are in the non-free gcc-N-doc packages (GFDL), e.g. gcc-14-doc.
See also https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html

Closing, as nothing can be done in gcovr.

Sylvestre