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the ffmpeg-devel mailing list, a direct link to download the sample media.
+@subsection Visualizing Test Coverage
+
+The FFmpeg build system allows visualizing the test coverage in an easy
+manner with the coverage tools @code{gcov}/@code{lcov}. This involves
+the following steps:
+
+@enumerate
+@item
+ Configure to compile with instrumentation enabled:
+ @code{configure --toolchain=gcov}.
+@item
+ Run your test case, either manually or via FATE. This can be either
+ the full FATE regression suite, or any arbitrary invocation of any
+ front-end tool provided by FFmpeg, in any combination.
+@item
+ Run @code{make lcov} to generate coverage data in HTML format.
+@item
+ View @code{lcov/index.html} in your preferred HTML viewer.
+@end enumerate
+
+You can use the command @code{make lcov-reset} to reset the coverage
+measurements. You will need to rerun @code{make lcov} after running a
+new test.
+
@anchor{Release process}
@section Release process
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