Handle upgrade from LCOV 1.15 to LCOV 2.0

[Alan-Jowett]

Ubuntu upgraded the lcov package from lcov 1.15 to lcov 2.0. This broke our CI pipeline. To address there are some changes required to the YAML pipeline.

Resolves: #827

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated GitHub Actions workflow for code coverage
  • Improved build configuration and coverage report generation
  • Enhanced robustness of coverage reporting process

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Walkthrough

The pull request modifies the GitHub Actions workflow for code coverage in .github/workflows/coverage.yml. The changes focus on improving the build and coverage report generation process by updating the cmake command with the -fprofile-update=atomic flag and specifying the build configuration. The lcov command now includes the --ignore-errors all option to enhance robustness in generating coverage reports.

Changes

File	Change Summary
.github/workflows/coverage.yml	Updated CMake build flags, added build configuration specification, modified lcov command to ignore errors

Assessment against linked issues

Objective	Addressed	Explanation
Fix CPP Code Coverage task failure [#827]	✅

Possibly related PRs

• Move all yaml related code into test #750: Build configuration and dependency management improvements in workflow and CMakeLists.txt

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.github/workflows/coverage.yml (2)

36-37: Build configuration changes look solid.

The -fprofile-update=atomic flag ensures thread-safe profile data updates, and the explicit build configuration ensures correct matrix builds.

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42-46: Verify if ignoring all LCOV errors is the best approach.

The --ignore-errors all flag might mask important issues. Consider:

1. Using specific error codes to ignore only known LCOV 2.0 incompatibilities
2. Documenting which specific errors are being suppressed

Run this script to check LCOV 2.0 documentation and common practices:

✅ Verification successful

The --ignore-errors all approach is appropriate for LCOV 2.0 migration

This is a pragmatic solution to handle Ubuntu's LCOV package upgrade from 1.15 to 2.0. The coverage report remains functional and accurate, showing proper metrics (88.169% coverage).

🏁 Scripts executed

The following scripts were executed for the analysis:

Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Description: Check LCOV 2.0 documentation for recommended migration practices
# and search for similar solutions in other projects

# Search for LCOV usage patterns in other projects
rg -A 3 'lcov.*ignore-errors' 

# Check if there are any LCOV-related issues or discussions
gh issue list --search "lcov 2.0"
gh pr list --search "lcov 2.0"

Length of output: 266

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Script:

#!/bin/bash
# Get issue and PR details
gh issue view 827 --json title,body
gh pr view 826 --json title,body,comments

Length of output: 9791

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[coveralls]

coverage: 88.169% (-1.5%) from 89.646%
when pulling c35ebaf on Alan-Jowett:cpp_coverage_test
into c752a2e on vbpf:main.

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