10 criteria for selecting a code coverage tool

In the following article, which was recently published on the portal "embedded.com", 10 criteria for selecting a code coverage tool are described. These are among others: Independence from compiler, Ease of use, Comprehensibility of the coverage reports, Support of higher coverage levels for safety-critical development, Flexible Integration, Low Instrumentation Overhead and Support of different programming languages.
Particularly in safety-critical software development, industry standards prescribe precise requirements for code coverage, so that products cannot be certified here without proof of sufficient test coverage. But also in other development projects, companies increasingly attach great importance to software quality and measure code coverage.
Various code coverage analyzers are available on the market for measuring code coverage. They differ significantly in terms of handling and quality.
Read the entire article here.

New user testimonial: The Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

(São Paulo/ Brazil, September 2021)

"The introduction of the Testwell CTC++ code coverage tool into our research projects brought a significant improvement in our ability to consider complex coverage criteria for software testing (especially the MC/DC convergence criteria).
Testwell CTC++ also enabled our researchers to perform experiments that closely resembled the testing process performed in the software industry. In addition, Testwell CTC++ proved to be very easy to install and use. In view of our good experience with Testwell CTC++, we intend to use it in our courses to support the testing of safety-critical software."
Alexandre Locci Martins and Ana C. V. de Melo, Instituto de Matemática e Estatística da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Read the full customer report here

Testwell Webinar: Code Coverage Analyser Testwell CTC++

Testwell Free Webinar on Tuesday, 28th September 2021, at 10.00 a.m. (CET, Berlin, Wien, Zurich) (english)
Topics covered include:
• Measuring Code Coverage with Testwell CTC++
• Advantages and Strengths of the tool
• Deployment scenarios from our customers
• Introduction of the tool: how to start?
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GrammaTech and Verifysoft Congratulate Long Time Customer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, on their Successful Landing of Perseverance Rover

(Ithaca / USA, Offenburg / Germany, 24 February 2021)

As part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, "the Perseverance rover’s landing" was another exciting step towards knowing more about our Martian neighbor.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been a long-time customer of GrammaTech and Verifysoft. JPL are regular users of the static analysis tool CodeSonar and the code coverage analyser Testwell CTC++ on their software projects. As such, we take great pride in being a small part of their success and achieving their project goals.

Pradat-Peyre: Pratique des Tests Logiciels

Testwell CTC++ and GrammaTech CodeSonar mentionned in the French Standard Book for Software Tests

(Paris, Offenburg, 10 February 2021)

The fourth edition of the French standard book for software tests "Pratique des Tests Logiciels" is now published by the French editor Dunod.
Autors are Professor Jean-François Pradat-Peyre (University of Paris) and Jacques Printz. On 256 pages, the book covers all relevant topics relating to software testing. Verifysoft contributes with its expertise in the field of testing embedded systems and the benefits of the combination of static and dynamic code analysis. Testwell CTC++ and GrammaTech CodeSonar are mentionned in this practical example.
The English translation of the chapter is available here.

Validas Podcast: Modified Condition/Decision Coverage — MCDC

(Munich/Germany, 28 October 2020)

Dr. Oscar Slotosch (Validas AG Munich) has given a great explanation of MC/DC Coverage in his podcast. MCDC is a ubiquitous technique used in software testing, but the tools that test it must also be appropriately qualified. In this episode Oscar gives an overview of this code coverage criterion, explains its history and development, and shares his experiences. Oscar explains that safety standards are very rigorous and that MC/DC Coverage can only be measured by commercial tools. One good tool for this is Testwell CTC++ from Verifysoft. Learn more

Testwell CTC++ nominated for Electronics Industry Awards 2020

(Maidstone/UK, Offenburg/Germany, 2 June 2020)

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser from Verifysoft Technology has been recognised as a finalist for the the Electronics Industry Awards 2020 in the category "Engineering Development/ Design Tool"
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Qualification-Kit for Testwell CTC++: Update for latest CTC++ Versions 9.0.3 and 9.1 Available

(Offenburg, Munich/Germany, 22 May 2020)

A new version of the Tool Qualification Kit for Testwell CTC++ is available for safety critical projects according to DO-178C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, EN 50128 and IEC 60880. This version of the Qualification-Kit is compatible with the current version 9.1 and the former version 9.0.3 of the Test Coverage Analyser Testwell CTC++.
The Qualification-Kit helps to prove that Testwell CTC++ works properly in your development and test environments. Such proofs are mandatory according to safety standards.
The update of the kit has been developped by Verifysoft Technology in cooperation with Validas AG (Munich/Germany) and is available for customers with valid software maintenance. Learn more

14 Advantages of Testwell CTC++: New Video Available

(Offenburg/Germany, 6 May 2020)

Testwell CTC++ is the leading tool for measuring Code Coverage on host and on all (even smallest) embedded targets and microcontrollers.
Our video shows the 14 main advantages of Testwell CTC++:
Support of all coverage levels, all embedded targets, all compilers. Support of C, C++, Java, and C#. Works also with "exotic" language constructs, integration in your IDE, usage via command line allowing Automated Builds / Continuous Integration, no modification of your original source code, clear and understandable reports, compliance to safety standards, Qualificaiton Kit, outstanding technical support, high customer satisfaction, ...
Learn more

Testwell CTC++: Version 9.1 Available

(Offenburg/Germany, 3 April 2020)

Verifysoft has released a new version of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser.
Customer with valid software maintenance can download the new version 9.1 of the Code Coverage Analyser via the Verifysoft Customer Area. If you are customer and you don't have the credentials for our download platform, please contact us.
The new version comes with the following new features:
Improved Build Integration on Windows
With the tool ctclaunch, a fundamental new method is introduced to integrate Testwell CTC++ in build systems like CMake or MSBuild. This way is especially made for the use on build servers where instrumented and not instrumented builds are run in parallel.
New Help
The User Guide will be replaced by an HTML based help. Verifysoft wants to achieve two goals with that step: To provide an easy access to all information, while preserving the content depth for experienced users.
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Embraer is using Testwell CTC++ to accompish the objectives of DO-178C DAL A

(São José dos Campo/Brazil, Offenburg/Germany, 3 November 2019)

Embraer, the third largest producer of civil aircraft after Boeing and Airbus, relies on Testwell CTC++ to fulfill the requirements of DO-178C concerning Code Coverage.
"Testwell CTC++ automates the code instrumentation as well as the evaluation of the structural coverage results in a neat report. Thus the user sees where he has to increment our tests in order to cover the whole code base. Embraer has integrated Testwell CTC++ in the continuous verification flow", says Joao Carlos Davison, responsible for the elaboration of the software verification plan.
Mateus Lucas Alves Ferreira, product development engineer of Embraer expresses that Testwell CTC++ installation is straightforward and the tool usage is based on a command-line interface that is simple and easy to learn.
>Read full Customer Testimonial here

zepp.solutions uses Testwell CTC++ to fulfill the requirements of IEC 61508

(Delft/Netherlands, Offenburg, 10 May 2019)

Dzepp.solutions is a young company that develops application specifi c hydrogen fuel cell systems.
"One of the requirements from IEC 61508 SIL 2 is to achieve 100% decision coverage. In order to verify this requirement, the coverage needs to be measured. We chose for Testwell CTC++ to do the job. (...) The flexibility of Testwell CTC++ allows it to be used not only for target tests, but also for host tests, as multiple compilers are easily supported."
>Read full Customer Testimonial here

Recorded Webinar: "Code Coverage for safety-critical embedded targets"

(Offenburg/ Germany, 8 May 2019)

Errors in embedded software can be life-threatening. With no margin for errors, it is critical that your software development adopts a rigorous approach to compliance. This webinar will give you information about Safety Standards and Code Coverage on embedded targets.
Specialists from Verifysoft will take you through Testwell CTC++ to demonstrate how to face up to the challenges of ensuring Code Coverage:
- What is Code Coverage and why measure it?
- Code Coverage Levels and Safety Standards
- How to measure Code Coverage?
- Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyse
- Tool Qualification for ISO 26262
- Platforms, Integrations and Customers
- The Code Coverage Solutions for Embedded Projects in Automotive Industry
Have a look at our recorded webinar here
You can also register to our next webinar

Testwell CTC++ Customer Testimonial from Exonetik

User Testimonial: Exonetik Canada chooses Testwell CTC++ for Aviation Sector

(Sherbrooke/Kanada, Offenburg, 9. April 2019)

Exonetik, a Canadian company which designs, develops and manufactures breakthrough actuators and mechatronic systems for aerospace, automotive, medical and robotic sectors, has choosen Testwell CTC++ for measuring Code Coverage of their safety and security critical projects. "Testwell CTC++ is a tool to quickly and easily get code coverage analysis with results that are intuitive, lean and easy to read" says François Lessard, Electrical Engineer. "During the product assessment, the team was able to get code coverage results in less than a day without even using Verifysoft support team. In itself, this achievement was enough to convince the team of the Testwell CTC++ ease of use and the low impact that its adoption would have on its development processes."
Exonetik joins 600+ satisfied customer in 38 countries on all continents. >Read full Customer Testimonial here

“Testwell CTC++ generates clear and easy-to-analyze Code coverage reports”: New Testwell CTC++ customer testimonial from the automotive industry (NPP ITELMA LLC, Russia)

(Offenburg/Germany, Moscow/Russia, 20 March 2019)

“Safety and reliability of each electronic unit is very important in our automotive projects”, states Alexander Dolozov, Automotive Embedded Software Manager at NPP ITELMA.
In the process of software development, the company adheres to the V-cycle, which is the de facto standard in the automotive industry. One of the most important stages of the V-cycle is unit testing of software. Without a tool analyzing code coverage tests, it is difﬁcult or even impossible to assess how fully the unit testing has been completed.
After trying many different tools for Code Coverage analyzation, NPP ITELMA selected Testwell CTC++. “It is very simple to use, and at the same time very fast and efﬁcient”, says Mr. Dolozov.
In the following Customer Testimonial Mr. Dolozov explains the advantages of Testwell CTC++. "The tool generates clear and easy-to-analyze coverage reports and in addition, can be used to certify safety-critical projects, which is an important criterion for choosing a tool for automotive applications. With the help of Testwell CTC++, we found many uncovered sections of code and conditions".
“The missing tests were written in time, which allowed to detect many errors in the early stages of development. As a result, the overall quality of the ﬁrmware has improved signiﬁcantly. The Testwell CTC++ tool thus took its honored place in our V-development cycle”. >Read full Customer Testimonial here

Joint Webinar of Samsung and Verifysoft: "Make Unit Testing and Code Coverage part of your Continuous Integration Flow"

Code coverage is a promising measure of test effectiveness and more and more Software R&D organizations are interested in cost-effective levels of coverage that provide sufficient fault removal with contained testing effort.
While there's no silver bullet in code coverage, the findings from various organizations reveal that increasing code coverage decreases field related defects and increases a high level of confidence in the quality of the code that is being deployed. Find out why many of these organizations from various industry verticals have set up a Continuous Integration/Continuous Development pipeline using an industry leading commercial code coverage solution Testwell CTC++ as a crucial metric for test effectiveness.
Dedicated to Software Quality, Testwell CTC++ fits into current DevOps tool chains driving more value in the Continuous Integration environment. Join Sasikumar Sathasivam, Group Head, Samsung Research Institute Bangalore, on 29 January 2019 at 9:30 h German/French time / 2:00 PM Indian Standard Time for our live webinar "Make unit testing and code coverage part of your continuous integration flow", as he talks about how the world’s largest consumer electronics giant uses code coverage as measure of quality to test the mobile devices and mobile applications used by billions of people worldwide.

This webinar will cover:
Need for Code Coverage as part of your Continuous Integration (CI) Pipeline
How Code Coverage was deployed in one of the most challenging build/development environments
Metrics Management: Code Coverage as tool for giving management visibility into the quality of code being delivered
ROI benefits of Code Coverage

To register visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7538807369714742273

Release of version 9.0 for Testwell CTC++

(Offenburg, 23 November 2018)

Verifysoft Technology GmbH releases version 9.0 of the Code Coverage Analyser Testwell CTC++. The version 9.0 is from now on available for all our cumstomer in the download area. Besides some optimizations, there are following innovations:
- Support of Objective-C
- Recognition of compile-time constant expressions
- Fingerprinting for source code files
For more information: Releasenotes.
Request your free evaluation here

Verifysoft at Embedded Conference Scandinavia

(Offenburg, 12 November 2018)

Verifysoft was talking about Code Coverage for small safety-critical embedded systems at the Embedded Conference Scandinavia in Stockholm (Sweden) on 6th and 7th of November 2018.
The Embedded Conference Scandinavia is a 2 days long conference and exhibition which covers all actual topics from the Embedded Sector. In a separate presentation our IT Trainer Sebastian Götzinger was also talking about Code Coverage on CUDA. We also showed how to measure Code Coverage on μ-Controller in a Workshop exemplary on an Arduino.

Testwell CTC++ Workshop in Shanghai/China

(Shanghai/China, 2 November 2018)

For several years already, Beijing Siener Electronics, Verifysoft's distributor in China, organises a tool workshop in Shanghai. The 2018 edition was hold on 30 October and 1 November. A large audience followed the presentations about Testwell CTC++.
The videos are now online:
Welcome of Verifysoft CEO Klaus Lambertz (English with Chinese subtitles)
Testwell CTC++ in 8 Minutes Chinese version / English version
Testwell CTC++: the leading Code Coverage Analyser - Trailer English
How to fulfill the Requirements of ISO 26262 regarding Code Coverage? Chinese version / English version
How works Testwell CTC++ for all coverage levels? English version
A couple of further technical Testwell CTC++ presentations has been shown - they are aváilable on our YouTube-Channel.
Testwell CTC++, the leading Code Coverage Analyser for C, C++, Java and C#, is currently used in 37 countries. China is one of the most important markets.

Testwell CTC++ Integration in QTronic Testweaver shown at QTronic Conference in Berlin

(Berlin, 18 October 2018)

The integration of Testwell CTC++ into QTronic Testweaver was presented at the QTronic user conference in Berlin.
TestWeaver is a tool of the Berlin based company QTronic for automated test and validation of control functions. The tool generates, runs and evaluates thousands of test scenarios automatically. The resulting test coverage is indicated by Testwell CTC++.

Testwell CTC++ at Toolapalooza: Great Success

(Bangalore/India, August 2018)
Lexington Soft was presenting Testwell Tools at Cisco's biggest Tools and Solutions event - Toolapalooza in Bangalore, India.
Especially the Code Coverage Analyser Testwell CTC++ attracted the attention of the visitors, who were mostly from the technical community.
Lexington Soft showed to the visitors how easily Testwell CTC++ can be integrated in any toolchain and how it works on all, even the smallest, embedded targets.
Click here for an overwiev over Verifysofts' testing solutions.

Aviation Electronics Munich Presenation by Klaus Lambertz

Aviation Electronics Munich (Germany): Verifysoft with Three Presentations about Quality for Safety Critical Software

(Munich/Germany, 20 June 2018)

Verifysoft Technology provides high end software testing tools for Static Code Analysis and Code Coverage.
Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser, GrammaTech CodeSonar and Imagix 4D are widely used for safety and security critical software development. As the tools are compliant to the aerospace quality standard DO-178C, there was great interest for Verifysoft testing technologies at Aviation Electronic Europe / AST Testing in Aerospace in Munich (Germany).
Verifysoft had three talks at the show. If you missed our presentations, have now a look at our YouTube videos:
Code Coverage for Safety Critical Applications (by Klaus Lambertz),
Imagix 4D: The Swiss Army Knife for Software (by Jan-David Baltzer), and
From Compliance to Benefit: Combining Static and Dynamic Analysis (by Dr. Sabine Poehler and Royd Lüdtke).

Verifysoft at Testing Stage 2018 in Kiev (Ukraine)

(Offenburg/Germany, Kiev/Ukraine, 19 April 2018)

Verifysoft Technology attended Testing Stage 2018 in Kiev (Ukraine). The 2-days conference on 13th and 14th April counted over 1000 participants and more than 50 speakers.
Dedicated to several topics from the Software Test Area, the conference featured a separate "Embedded Track".
Our IT-Trainer Sebastian Goetzinger conducted a day-long workshop "Efficient Unit-Tests for Embedded Systems", a presentation "Code Coverage on small safety-critical embedded targets" (watch the video here) and a Master-Class: "Code Coverage on μ-Controller".
During the Testing Stage, Verifysoft presented its Software Test Solutions: Code Coverage Analyser Testwell CTC++ and Imagix 4D, a tool which helps project managers and developers to understand, document and improve complex, third party or legacy code.

Volvo Cars: Testwell CTC++ shows Code Coverage for Continuous Integration and Test for Engine Controls

(Gothenburg/Sweden, Berlin, Offenburg/Germany, 27 March 2018)

The Swedish car manufacturer Volvo Cars uses Testwell CTC++ together with Silver and TestWeaver of the German company QTronic GmbH for continuous integration and test of the software for engine control.
Read the paper "Continuous Integration and Test from Module Level to Virtual System Level" (Johannes Foufas, Michael Hartmann, Martin Andreasson, Andreas Junghanns) presented at Embedded World Conference 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany here.

Version 8.2 of Tool Qualification Kit for Testwell CTC++ Available

(Munich, Offenburg/Germany, 23 March 2018)

Validas AG (Munich), specialist for tool qualifications, and Verifysoft have released a new version of the Tool Qualification Kit for Testwell CTC++.
Version 8.2 of the Qualification Kit supports now also Linux in addition to Windows (already suppported by previous versions of the QKit). The new version of the Qualification Kit can be used to qualify Testwell CTC++ versions 8.2 and 8.0.1. The release has an improved known issues tests handling and some changes in the GUI. Customers with valid maintenance for the Qualification Kit can download the latest version via the Validas Download Area.
Read more about the Qualification Kit and watch our 30 min introduction video here

"One License which Covers All" Policy / Price Adjustment for Testwell Maintenances

(Offenburg/Germany, 1 February 2018)

The software maintenance for Testwell tools covers technical support, software upgrades/updates and replacement of the licenses in case of server changes (only applicable for perpetual floating licenses).
For most of the markets handled by distributors the yearly maintenance cost was already 20% and will remain at this price. Some markets handled by distributors and the markets handled directly by Verifysoft have had still an extremely low maintenance rate of 15% in the past.
In addition to the core of Testwell CTC++, we offer a broad variety of integrations, configurations and converters. We had discussions whether our customers should pay for the different adaptations and add-ons. Finally we decided to keep our "One license which covers all" policy. This means that also in future no extra license is needed for these extra tools, adaptations and add-ons (for more details please check below). We are happy to maintain and to extend these kind of services to our customers in the future. But, in order to cover our development cost, we are obliged to adapt the maintenance fee from 15% to 18% starting in April 2018 for the markets which are not applicable to the 20% maintenance rate.

Here a partial list of integrations, configurations and converters covered by the Testwell CTC++ license without additional fees:
Testwell CTC++ Integration in IDEs include: Visual Studio, Eclipse, MPLabX, TI Code Composer Studio, Fujitsu: Softune, IAR Embedded Workbench.
Sample configurations for compilers & toolchains include: HI-TECH, Renesas (including former Hitachi and former Mitsubishi compilers), Cygwin toolchains, Tasking VX-toolsets, Metaware, Cosmic, Freescale/Metrowerks, Greenhills/GHS/Multi, Freescale/Motorola, Visual DSP++, Keil, ECJ (Java).
Miscellaneous: Converter to Cobertura XML report (v1.0.2), Plugin for SonarQube (v4.5), Plugin for Imagix 4D: Visualization of code coverage and call pair report, WinCE Add-on, Package for Linux Kernel 2.6, Package for JavaCard, Annotation add-on.
Ongoing Development: Viewer for JSON reports, Converter to native SonarQube format, and many more ...

Testwell CTC++ 8.2.2 Available

(Offenburg/Germany, 12 January 2018)

Testwell CTC++ edition 8.2.2 of the leading Code Coverage Analyzer has been released and is ready for download by customers.
The update provides the following major features:

Support of OpenMP
Testwell CTC++ ed. 8.2.2 fully supports the OpenMP standard for parallel programming. The instrumentation of loops marked for parallel execution has been imroved.
New Tool ctcdiff
Two reports from different test runs can be compared. The resulting report shows if coverage was improved or worsened for every summary level. Different test suites can easily be checked against code coverage efficiency.
> more information

Testwell CTC++ adapted for IAR Workbench 8.0

(Offenburg/Germany, 23 November 2017)

Verifysoft has released a new adaptation for Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser for IAR Embedded Workbench. Now also the latest version 8.0 of IAR Embedded Workbench is supported.
Testwell CTC++ can be used with all embedded targets and all compilers. The adaptation to new compilers is easy.

Testwell CTC++ is now transparently integrateable into Cygwin Toolchains

(Offenburg/Germany, 7 July 2017)

Testwell CTC++ now includes a native support for Cygwin-Toolchains. This also means that Cygwin is now as easy to use with Testwell CTC++ as if one would work with native Windows- or MinGW-Toolchains.
Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment. Thus it is possible to launch Windows applications from the Cygwin environment, as well as to use Cygwin tools and applications within the Windows operating context.
Testwell CTC++ is a leading code coverage tool for safety and security critical embedded software development.

Testwell CTC++ Plugin integrates Code Coverage in Microchip’s MPLAB X

(Offenburg/Germany, 14 June 2017)

The new plugin CTC4MPlabX allows Testwell CTC++ to be used with MPLAB-X, and all of Microchip's latest compilers: xc8, xc16, and xc32.
In addition to that, and thanks to the plugin we developed for the IDE, code coverage can now be measured without complicated command line tricks: everything is done on a click of a button!
Thanks to Testwell CTC++ and its bitcov addon, code coverage can now be measured on all PICs in a split second, no matter if 8, 16, or 32 bits, and this with a very low memory footprint!

Testwell CTC++ 8.2 Available: Now also with JSON output Format

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 16 May 2017)

Version 8.2 of Testwell CTC++ introduces JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) coverage reports. These coverage reports are similar to XML reports, but easier and faster to process in Javascripts.
There are also enhancements that are mainly focused on various advanced use cases as well as some corrections of bugs found since the previous version.
> more information

“Testwell CTC++ gives us what we need while keeping the process simple”: New Testwell CTC++ customer testimonial from medical industry (ISD, Sri Lanka)

(Offenburg/Germany, Colombo/Sri Lanka, 11 April 2017)

Testwell CTC++ gives us what we need while keeping the process simple” says Harin de Silva, Technical Manager at ISD, who has given us an insight into the software testing demands for medical solutions and explained why they are using Testwell CTC++ for measuring code coverage.
In the following Customer Testimonial Mr. Harin de Silva talks about advantages of Testwell CTC++: “We chose Testwell CTC++ in order to aid us in the unit tests and verification. (...) One of the biggest challenges that we had was the limited memory in our systems. Testwell CTC++ required a very small footprint for its instrumentation and the Host target add-on makes integrations to any system easy. The important point here is that we don’t have any restrictions with compilers, IDEs or debug tools. We are able to use Testwell CTC++ without changing our development process drastically…”
>Read full Customer Testimonial here

Verifysoft exhibited at Embedded World 2017: Watch our Video Now!

(Nuremberg/Germany, 16 March 2017)

More than 30,000 visitors from 73 countries came this year to the Embedded World Nuremberg in Germany. As every year since 2005, Verifysoft Technology presented best in class software testing tools.
Verifysoft's Software Testing Solutions meet the requirements of standards like DO-178C, EN 50128, IEC 61508, 62304 or ISO 26262 and are used in safety and security critical projects.
We provide testing tools for Static analysis, dynamic analysis and for code coverage.
Read more and watch our video now

Testwell CTC++ 8.1 Available

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 13 January 2017)

Version 8.1 of Testwell CTC++ contains the following enhancements (partial list):

More robust behaviour, for avoiding certain problems, in a situation when two threads of an instrumented program trigger coverage data write-out at a same time.
The coverage report can now be restricted also by header files
For installation of the Visual Studio IDE Integration there is improved modify_msbuild_path.bat for better C# Framework64 support

> more information

Testwell CTC++ now integrated in Cobertura, Jenkins and SonarQube

(Offenburg/Germany, 17 November 2016)

Verifysoft Technology has released ctc2cob. Ctc2cob is a tool which converts Testwell CTC++ reports into Cobertura-like XML reports. Thus the integration of Testwell CTC++ in Jenkins and SonarQube, as well as in almost all CI servers that supports Cobertura are very easy. Testwell CTC++ users have now an informative overview of the code coverage trend in automated environments.
The integration into Jenkins enhances Testwell CTC++ with features like automatic e-mail notification, automated builds, automated GitHub commits, etc ... in order to have the best working conditions and environment available. Once the build is finished, the Cobertura plugin will display the result directly on Jenkins with a diagram of the code coverage trend.
Testwell CTC++ is a leading Code Coverage Analyser for C, C++, Java and C#.
The tools works with all compilers, all embedded targets and is integrated in many IDEs and toolchains. > more information

Testwell CTC++ Customer Testimonial from Lely

“Guaranteeing proper software behavior is a challenge”: New Testwell CTC++ customer testimonial (Lely, Netherlands)

(Offenburg/Germany, Maassluis/The Netherlands, 27 October 2016)

“Our reputation is built on products which work properly” says Kees Valkhof, Lely’s Configuration Manager, who has given us an insight into the software testing demands for agricultural solutions and explained why they are using Testwell CTC++ for measuring code coverage.
In the following Customer Testimonial and Video Mr. Valkhof talks about advantages of Testwell CTC++: “At Lely we want to be able to measure the coverage of our unit tests as well as of the tests performed on the target. We have some dedicated embedded boards that require an embedded cross-compiler. As we have more than one of these compilers, we need a generic tooling, which is not bound to a specific tool set and or IDE. This is the reason why we have chosen Testwell CTC++. This tool meets all of the above requirements…”
>Read full Customer Testimonial here
>Watch video here

Testwell CTC++ Version 8.0.1 Released

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 30 June 2016)

Version 8.0.1 of Testwell CTC++ has primarily corrections of some "extreme corner" C++ use cases (some C++11 or C++14). A list of other enhancements and bug fixes is available here.

Verifysoft announces Testwell CTC++ interface with MATLAB Simulink

(Offenburg, 12 April 2016)

Verifysoft announces an interface of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser with MATLAB Simulink.
This interface, which is currently still under development, will be validated by selected customers based on their business requirements. Testwell CTC++ is a leading code coverage tool which supports all compilers and all embedded targets. The tool analyses all coverage levels up to MC/DC-Coverage and Multicondition Coverage. It can be used for analysing software written in C, C++, Java and C#. The coverage analyser can be used together with any unit testing tools.
Testwell CTC++ is integrated in many tool chains, testing environments, and software quality tools like dSPACE SystemDesk, dSPACE TargetLink, Imagix 4D, SonarQube, CATIA Systems AUTOSAR Builder (DASSAULT SYSTEMES), PikeTec Time Partition Testing (TPT), QTronic TestWeaver, and many others.
Testwell CTC++ is also integrated in many IDEs. Adding a new IDE or tool chain to the integration/interface list of Testwell CTC++ is very easy. The main prerequisite being that the IDE can be customized (menus, processes...).
Simulink from The Mathworks is an industry standard tool which is highly tuneable. Thanks to the simple but efficient script-based technology of Testwell CTC++, no specific features or ´patches´ have been needed for the interfacing. Adaptations of Testwell CTC++ to other tools need often only documented parameters.
Our video Testwell CTC++ (Verifysoft) and MATLAB /Simulink provides a complete Proof Of Concept demo on how to collect coverage data with Testwell CTC++ in MATLAB Simulink tool from The Mathworks.

Testwell CTC++ available for IBM AIX 7 PowerPC

(Offenburg/Germany, 21 March 2016)

Verifysoft Technology announces the availability of Testwell CTC++ v8.0 on IBM AIX 7 PowerPC. The binaries in this AIX distribution were built on IBM AIX 7, gcc 4.6.3 C compiler. We thank our shell provider at Polarhome in Sweden to make this port possible.
Testwell CTC++ is the leading Code Coverage Tool for measuring Code Coverage on host and all embedded targets (even very small ones). The tool is compliant to Safety Standards. Hundreds of companies all over the world use Testwell CTC++ with great success. Testwell CTC++ is the first choice for companies which have to achieve and to proof high code coverage in aerospace, automotive, transportation, healthcare and other industries.
AIX® is a Unix System V based operating system of company IBM®.

Testwell CTC++ 8.0 Available: Annotations and enhanced HTML Reports

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 1 December 2015)

Version 8.0 of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser is now available. New major features of Testwell CTC++ 8.0 include:

Improved architecture of the HTML report
"Line Coverage" in the HTML report
Annotations are be shown by the coverage report
Improved reporting of header files
Improved merging of coverage data of independently tested code files

> further information

Version 8.0 of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser is now Available

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 1 December 2015)

Version 8.0 of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser is now available. New major features of Testwell CTC++ 8.0 include:

Improved architecture of the HTML report
"Line Coverage" in the HTML report
Annotations are be shown by the coverage report
Improved reporting of header files
Improved merging of coverage data of independently tested code files

> further information

Testwell CTC++ Version 7.3.3 Available

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 18 May 2015)

Verifysoft and Testwell announce the availability of Testwell CTC++ version 7.3.3 for Windows platform. Version 7.3.3 is a pre-version of version 7.4 for some selected customers. Testwell CTC++ is the leading Test Coverage Analyser for host and on-target code coverage.
The new version 7.3.3 contains the following enhancements:

For helping the ctc2html utility to generate HTML report with line coverage information, some new information is added to textual execution report.
Annotation concept introduced for commenting.

Testwell CTC++ Plugin for SonarQube Available

(Offenburg/Germany, 16 January 2015)

Verifysoft announces the availability of a Testwell CTC++Plugin for SonarQube™.
The plug-in allows the import of the Testwell CTC++ coverage data into the SonarQube database and their visualisation within the SonarQube web interface. The import of all Testwell CTC++ coverage levels (up to MC/DC and MulticonditionCoverage) is possible. Testwell CTC++ and the SonarQube plug-in can be used for projects written in C, C++,Java, and C#.
Further information about SonarQube plug-ins is available here.

Integration of Testwell CTC++ with Imagix 4D Available

(Offenburg/Germany, San Luis Obispo/USA, 27 November 2014)

Imagix and Verifysoft announce the integration of Testwell CTC++ with Imagix 4D. Together with the test coverage tool Testwell CTC++, Imagix 4D can now be used to evaluate whether test cases have resulted in sufficient testing. Several layouts for viewing the program flow are available in Imagix 4D. One of them is the Logic layout chart which points up the program logic of the function. Different colours show the test coverage of each part of your software.
Imagix is a privately-held corporation, with headquarter in San Luis Obispo, California.
> further information

A.I. Corporation (AIC) Tokyo will distribute Testwell Tools in Japan

(Tokyo/Japan, Offenburg/Germany, 26 August 2014)

A.I. Corporation and Verifysoft Technology have signed an agreement about the distributionship for Testwell tools in Japan.
"We enter into a distribution agreement for Testwell tools, because this tools are very efficient and easy to use. Testwell CTC++ supports all compilers and all embedded targets", said Hiroshi Ueda, Product Manager embedded testing division at AIC. "I didn't expect code coverage on target easy like this."
"During my visit in Tokyo I was very impressed about the professionalism of the AIC team", said Klaus Lambertz, CEO of Verifysoft. "AIC is the right partner to promote Testwell tools in Japan. I am sure that Testwell CTC++ will be successful in the Japanese market. For the automotive industry, we expect a similar success as in Germany, where all car manufacturers, a lot of their suppliers and many companies from healthcare and transportation are using successfully Testwell CTC++."
> AIC website > News in Japanese > distributors

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser: Version 7.3 Available

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 21 August 2014)

Verifysoft and Testwell announce the availability of Testwell CTC++ version 7.3. Testwell CTC++ is the leading Test Coverage Analyser for host and on-target code coverage.
The new version 7.3 contains the following enhancements:

Extending the multicondition instrumentation (enabling MC/DC coverage reporting) to assignment statements of the kind "variable = boolean expression having && or || operators;"
Improved header file handling and other bug fixes in the ctcxmlmerge utility.
Improvements in the ctc2html utility, especially in the graphical appearance of the HTML report.

Testwell CTC++ Qualification Kit for ISO 26262, DO-330, DO-178C, IEC 61508, and EN 50128 Available

(Munich, Offenburg, Tampere, 20 August 2014)

Safety standards require a safe usage of all software development tools. In order to facilitate the tool qualification process for projects using Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser, Verifysoft Technology proposes now a Qualifiction kit for Testwell CTC++.
The kit has been developed in cooperation with Testwell Oy from Tampere (Finland) and Validas AG from Munich (Germany), Validas is a leading consulting company on software tool qualification.
The Testwell CTC++ Qualification Kit conforms to the standards ISO 26262, DO-330, DO-178C, IEC 61508, and EN 50128. It covers currently the programming language C and contains a Qualification Support Tool, thousands of test cases showing the reliability of Testwell CTC++, a Test Automation Unit to run tests, a Verification and Validation Report (V&V Report), as well as "getting started support" of Validas. As the Qualification Kit integrates existing verification activities, our customers can use it with minimal effort. The Testwell CTC++ Qualification Kit features a modular-based tool qualification methodology developed by Validas. It is extensible: the user can even add own tests and mitigations. > further information

Testwell CTC++ celebrates 25 years of successful use in the software testing community

Testwell CTC++, the leading Code Coverage Analyser for On-Target Testing celebrates 25 years of successful use in the software testing community.
Verifysoft celebrates the 25 years of Testwell CTC++ on Thursday 25 September 2014 at Technologiepark in Offenburg. There will be a couple of presentations including requirements of security standards, different code coverage levels, presentations of the coverage tool and the Qualification Kit.
In the evening we will celebrate the anniversary of Testwell CTC++ with champagne and a Testwell CTC++ birthday-cake. > more

Lexington Soft LLC will distribute Testwell tools in USA and Canada

(Lexington/USA, Offenburg/Germany, 12 May 2014)

Lexington Soft LLC and Verifysoft Technology have signed an agreement about the distributorship for Testwell tools in USA and Canada.
Lexington Soft is a provider of end to end enterprise software solutions for Software Development, Testing and Quality. Since January of 2012, Lexington Soft has been successfully distributing Testwell tools in India. Now the company will also take care of supporting Verifysoft's customers in USA and Canada. These markets will be handled by the sales team of Lexington Soft from the office located in Lexington, USA. > Distributors

QTronic Software S.R.L. will distribute Testwell tools in Romania

(Cluj-Napoca/Romania, Offenburg/Germany, 14 April 2014)

The Romanian company is based in Cluj-Napoca and is associated with the German company QTronic GmbH. QTronic is vendor of the virtual ECU tool Silver and of the test automation tool TestWeaver.
Verifysoft Technology and QTronic have already been cooperating during the last years: TestWeaver generates and runs thousands of test cases, while Testwell CTC++ automatically measures the code coverage achieved this way. > Distributors

Testwell CTC++ supports CATIA - AUTOSAR Builder of Dassault Systèmes

(Vélizy-Villacoublay/France, Offenburg, Munich/Germany, 2 April 2014)

Testwell CTC++ works now together with CATIA Systems AUTOSAR Builder. AUTOSAR Builder is a powerful, flexible and open authoring and simulation toolset that enables the rapid modelling, definition, simulation and deployment of embedded systems to automotive electronic control units.
Testwell CTC++, the leading Code Coverage Analyser for On-Target-Test-Coverage, is extensively used in the automotive sector. The adaptation to AUTOSAR Builder has been initiated by a large car manufacturer.
Testwell CTC++ works seamlessly with many toolchains, testing tools and test environments, including dSPACE SystemDesk®, dSPACE TargetLink®, PikeTec Time Partition Testing (TPT) and QTronic TestWeaver. > further information

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser: Version 7.2 Available

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 18 March 2014)

Verifysoft and Testwell announce the availability of Testwell CTC++ version 7.2. Testwell CTC++ is the leading Test Coverage Analyser for host and on-target code coverage.
The new version introduces a test case concept and the ctcxmlmerge tool.
The test case concept facilitates collecting coverage data and reporting it per user-defined test cases.
The ctcxmlmerge tool facilitates getting one combined coverage report over whole code base, which has been built and tested for different configurations. Previously, due to configuration-specific conditional compilation and macro values in the code files, CTC++ could see such files to be different, and supported coverage reporting only per one configuration at a time.
Additionally there are some bug fixes and enhancements to handle various demanding or "extreme corner" usage situations that have come up with the users. Along with this basic CTC++ v7.2 the CTC++ Host-Target add-on (HOTA) which allows for on-target test coverage has been upgraded from v5.0 to v5.1.

SCL distributes Testwell tools in the United Kingdom and Ireland

(Crawley/United Kingdom, Offenburg/Germany, 29 October 2013)

SCL and Verifysoft Technology have signed an agreement about the distributionship for Testwell tools in the UK and Ireland.
"We have selected the Testwell software because it allows our customers to perform code coverage on any embedded target supporting the certification process for a variety of Standards such as DO178-C, IEC61508, EN50128 and ISO26262", said Alan Hall, Managing Director at SCL. He went on to say "The Testwell software provides complementary capability to our existing technology for Static analysis with the CodeSonar and Lattix products."
Klaus Lambertz, CEO of Verifysoft Technology GmbH, said "I am delighted to be working with SCL to launch our products into the UK market, their technical support and customer support will provide valuable local resources for the Testwell software." Testwell CTC++ is the ideal tool to measure code coverage on embedded targets and microcontrollers. As Testwell CTC++ has a very low instrumentation overhead, it can be used on host as well as for measuring code coverage in all (even smallest) embedded targets and microcontrollers. Testwell CTC++ supports all compilers and cross-compilers.
For more information read the press release. > Distributors

New Company and Testwell Tool Flyer Available

(Offenburg/Germany, 22 July 2013)

A new Verifysoft company and product flyer is now available for download. The brochure provides information on Testwell CTC++, Testwell CMT++ and CMTJava, as well as for Verybench for CMT++. There is also some background information about our company.
Download: English German

Verifysoft acquires intellectual property rights for Testwell CTC++, CMT++/CMTJava and CTA++ from Testwell Oy Finland

(Offenburg/Germany, Tampere/Finland, 1 July 2013)

Verifysoft Technology GmbH has acquired all intellectual property rights for the software test and analysis tools of Testwell (Finland). The aquisition includes Testwell CTC++, CMT++/CMTJava und CTA++ as well as tools for the ADA programming language.
Since the year 2003, Verifysoft Technology GmbH has already delivered continuous success in marketing Testwell tools in German speaking countries, France and the Benelux countries. Also after the acquisition by Verifysoft, the tools will be available under the brand name "Testwell". Verifysoft plans to further increase the sales through a worldwide network of distributors. Major European markets will be handled directly by Verifysoft.
Testwell will remain an independent company in Tampere (Finland) with the mission to continue the development of the tools on behalf of Verifysoft Technology. Testwell will also be one of Verifysoft´s distributors, serving important key accounts from Finland. > further information

Verifysoft announces Qualification Kit for Testwell CTC++ covering DO178-C, EN-50128, IEC 61508, and ISO 26262

(Offenburg/Germany, 14 May 2013)

Verifysoft announces a qualification kit for the Test Coverage Analyser Testwell CTC++. The Qualification Kit for Testwell CTC++ will provide documentation, test cases, and procedures that will let you qualify Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser for projects based on the safety standards ISO 26262, IEC 61508, EN-50128, and DO-178C.
The kit will facilitate certification of embedded systems which use Testwell CTC++ for analysing Test Coverage.
Current CTC++ users and companies interested in using Testwell CTC++ for analysing test coverage in their projects can already order the CTC++ Qualification Kit for a special subscription price. > further information

Testwell CTC++ 7.1.2 Available

(Tampere/Finland, 13 May 2013)

Version 7.1.2 upgrade is a small bug fix version of the leading Test Coverage Tool Testwell CTC++. As in the previous upgrade there are further enhancements in the HTML report. Customers with software maintenance can download the new version free of charge.

Testwell CTC++ 7.1.1 Available

(Tampere/Finland, 9 April 2013)

Version 7.1.1 upgrade is a small bug fix version of the leading Test Coverage Tool Testwell CTC++. There are also some enhancements in the HTML report. Customers with software maintenance can download the new version free of charge.

Testwell CTC++ to show Test Coverage for PikeTec Time Partition Testing (TPT)

(Berlin, Offenburg/Germany, 11 September 2012)

Testwell CTC++ shows now the test coverage of Time Partition Testing (TPT). TPT is a model-based testing tool for testing embedded systems, especially the testing of control systems. The tool supports all important fields of the test process which are in detail the management of tests, test modelling, test execution, test assessment, and test documentation.TPT is used to set up test cases based on requirements. Testwell CTC++ shows the status of test coverage during the test of C code as required by standards like ISO 26262, DO-178C and IEC 61508. If CTC++ reveals that the test coverage is insufficient, further tests can be set up with TPT.

Testwell CTC++ Training 6 July 2012 in Offenburg

Our Testwell CTC++ trainings provide the essential skills to use all fonctionalities of this powerful code coverage analyser.
Through concrete exercises and examples participants will be able to use Testwell CTC++ in an efficient way.
We provide a one day Basic Training and a two days Advanced Training.The trainings are available as inhouse training and public training. The next public training will be held on 6 July 2012 in Offenburg (Germany). more information

Presentation at LinuxTag Berlin: "Code coverage shown live on an Android device"

Roland Bär, CTO of Verifysoft, presents "Code coverage shown live on an Android device" with Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser. The presentation will take place Saturday, 26 May from 16h45 at LinuxTag Berlin (in room London).
LinuxTag is the most important place for Linux and open source software in Europe. 18th LinuxTag will take place on 23-26 May 2012 (for the sixth time at the Berlin Fairgrounds) and presents all the latest news and information for professional users, decision makers, developers, beginners and the Linux community.

BlackBerry App World™: "FrozenBubble Coverage" by Verifysoft

Download here a modified and instrumented version of the classic FrozenBubble game for BlackBerry. "FrozenBubble Coverage" is based on Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser, a tool which works with any embedded target.

Testwell CTC++ 7.0.2 Available

(Tampere/Finland, 6 March 2012)

Testwell CTC++ v7.0.2 is a small bug-fix version with some enhancements.
Mentioning here some of them:

new NO_INCLUDE conf. parameter
now also wildcards supported in SKIP_FUNCTION_NAME conf. parameter
some bug fixes, also little changes, in statement coverage handling
new C++ 11 string and character literals
small HTML report changes, now better "understandable"

Now Available - Add-ons for Testwell CTC++ to measure Test Coverage of Source Code written in C# and Java

(Offenburg/Germany, 9 February 2012)

Verifysoft Technology GmbH announces two add-ons that upgrade the existing test coverage analyser " Testwell CTC++" to be used with C# and Java source codes.
The functional scopes of these two add-ons is listed subsequently: the add-on "CTC++ for Java and Android" measures test coverages for Java code projects whereas the add-on "CTC++ for C#" measures test coverages of software written in C#.
Equally to "Testwell CTC++" both add-ons also deliver all levels of test coverages like "Statement Coverage", "Function Coverage", "Decision/Branch Coverage", "Condition Coverage", "Modified Condition/Decision Coverage" (MC/DC) as well as "Multi Condition Coverage" (MCC).
Ultimately, with these add-ons "Testwell CTC++" is the sole test coverage analysing tool (on the market today) that allows safety critical software written in C, C++, C# or Java being measured for test coverage at all.

Verifysoft presented Code Coverage on Android at Droidcon 2011 Amsterdam

Amsterdam/Netherlands, 22 November 2011

Roland Bär, Chief Technical Officer of Verifysoft Technology, has shown Test Coverage on Android Phones at droidconNL which has taken place on 22/23 November 2011 at INIT, Czaar Peterstraat 213 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The presentation has been done with Testwell CTC++, a test coverage tool which is widely used in the telecommunication, automotive, healthcare and aeronautics sectors.
Testwell CTC++ analyses for code coverage on all embedded targets and OS like Android, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows CE, Symbian, Bada, Blackberry, ...
An update for Symbian (Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on v5.0) has been released recently.
Further information: Droidcon, Video, Presentation anouncement, Slide Presentation

Testwell CTC++ Host Run-Time add-on (CTCHRT) v2.0 available

(Tampere/Finland, 10 November 2011)

Testwell announces the availability of a new version of "CTC++ Host Run-Time add-on" for Testwell CTC++.
CTCHRT is a new innovation for measuring code coverage at target machines. In it the instrumented program at the target writes onthe fly the coverage data to the host, where it is collected to afile (probefile). Later, at the host, a CTCHRT utility is run to read the probe file and to map the execution data to the instrumentedsource files and to create (or to sum up) the datafile, which contains the execution data in the normal CTC++ tool chain form. Thereafter the coverage and timing reports are obtained normally with the ctcpost and ctc2html utilities.
CTCHRT v2.0 is primarily an upgrade of this add-on component to the basic CTC++ v7.0 level. Also some enhancements in the tool. Linux support added (CTCHRT host side).
Further information is available from Testwell website.

Testwell CTC++ Version 7 with Statement and MC/DC Coverage Available

(Tampere/Finland, 9 September 2011)

Testwell announce the availability of version 7.0, a major upgrade version of the leading test coverage tool Testwell CTC++. The major enhancements in this version are:

Reporting of statement coverage.
Explicit reporting of MC/DC coverage (modified condition/decision coverage). Previously it had to be concluded from multicondition coverage reporting.
In license control upgraded from Flexlm v9.2 to v11.9.1 use.

The Hota add-on which allows for analysing test coverage in embedded targets has been upgraded to version 5.0. Customers with valid software maintenance will receive the update free of charge.

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser Version 6.5.7 available

(Tampere/Finland, 26 November 2010)

Testwell announces the availability of a new version of Testwell CTC++ for all supported host platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX). The version 6.5.7 shows now also a separate Untested Code page in the HTML report.
There is also a new CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on v4.2 available. Some small changes in run-time architecture at the target device making it more robust.

Testwell CTC++ Training Available

(Offenburg/Germany, 27 October 2010)

Our Testwell CTC++ trainings provide the essential skills to use all functionalities of this powerful code coverage analyser.
Through concrete exercises and examples participants will be able to use Testwell CTC++ in an efficient way.
We provide a one day Basic Training and a two days Advanced Training. The trainings are available as inhouse training and public training. more information

New Company and Product Flyer available

(Offenburg/Germany, 27 September 2010)

An updated Verifysoft company and product flyer is now available for download. The brochure provides information on our software testing and analysis tools, automatic test generator Conformiq Tool Suite, code coverage and metric analysis tools, unit test tools as well as some background information about our company.
Download: English Deutsch Français

Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on v4.1 available

(Tampere/Finland, 21 June 2010)

A new version of Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices with a Qt-based variant on "CTC++ Manager" graphical program atthe device is available (previously only Avcon-based variant was supported).

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser Version 6.5.6 available

(Tampere/Finland, 17 March 2010)

Testwell announces the availability of a new version of Testwell CTC++ for all supported host platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX). The version 6.5.6 contains enhancements to enable handling of certain specialsituations that have come up in Symbian or QT code use.

Host-Target add-on v4.0 for Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser released

(19 November 2009)

Testwell announces the availability of a new version of the host-target add-on for Testwell CTC++.
Version 4.0 simplifies compiling for the target. Easy building DLLs have been added.
The host-target add-on allows the measurement of code coverage in any target.
Maintenance customers can update to the new version free of charge.

Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on v4.0 available

(13 October 2009)

A new version of Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on is available. Version 4.0 of this add-on has a significant speed improvement in the instrumented code. An easy-to-use arrangement for automatic and periodic saving of the coverage data has been introduced (useful when doing long test runs with unstable system).
Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on: further information

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser Version 6.5.5 available

(7 October 2009)

Testwell announces the availability of a new version of Testwell CTC++ for all supported host platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX).
The version 6.5.5 has a more robust handling of some GCC extensions. On Windows version enhancements in Visual Studio integrations (Express edition, Visual Studio 2010).
There are various other enhancements and bug fixes like fixes in some extreme C++ use cases, e.g. with Boost C++ library.
Our maintenance customers will receive the new version free of charge.

Daimler AG and QTronic GmbH showed usage of TestWeaver and Testwell CTC++

(Friedrichshafen/Germany, 1 July 2009)

Daimler AG and QTronic GmbH presented at International VDI Congress Transmissions in Vehicles in Friedrichshafen (Germany) the model-based development of a dual-clutch transmission.
For the development the tools Silver and TestWeaver of QTronic GmbH (Berlin) are used. Code Coverage is done with Testwell CTC++.
The presentation is available from the webpage of QTronic GmbH.

Testwell CTC++ shows Test Coverage for TestWeaver

(Berlin, Offenburg, Tampere, 4 June 2009)

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer and and TestWeaver are now working together. TestWeaver generates and runs thousands of test cases, while Testwell CTC++ measures the code coverage automatically achieved this way.
The resulting code coverage is reported by Testwell CTC++ using various tables.
The combination of the two tools can be used to develop control software for automotive and aerospace applications, for medical devices and embedded systems. Benefits for developers are high test coverage and low workload for test engineers, since test cases are generated automatically.
TestWeaver is available from QTronic GmbH Berlin.

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser Version 6.5.4 Available

(27 February 2009)

Testwell announces the availability of a new version of Testwell CTC++. The new version has various enhancements, i.e. added support for 64-bit code testing on all supported host platforms and added an easy to use arrangement to write coverage data from never-ending processes.
Our maintenance customers will receive the new version free of charge.

Test Coverage for Microcontroller and Graphics Cards

(18 December 2008)

Verifysoft Technology announces the availability of Bitcov-Add-on for the Test Coverage Tool Testwell CTC++. The add on allows for measuring of code coverage in smallest targets and microcontrollers. Only very small RAM is needed. Compared to regular coverage analysis on host machines the needed RAM is about 40 times less with Bitcov-Add-on.
Testwell CTC++ is a leading test coverage tools showing all coverage levels up to C3 coverage. Safety critical projects in aeronautics, medical and automotive are successfully using Testwell CTC++ to obtain certifications (DO-178B, EN 61-508, ...).

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer: Version 6.5.3 available

(4 July 2008)

The new version of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer comes with the following enhancements:
optimised multicondition coverage instrumentation, the CTC++ Preprocessor (ctc) component is now much faster, Microsoft C++/CLI extension "for each" is now handled, introduced Eclipse IDE integration on Windows, etc.

Code Coverage: CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on v3.3 released

(14 March 2008)

CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices version 3.2 is available. This upgrade gives GCCE cross compiler support. Previosuly only RVCT cross compiler was supported. There are also some technical improvements to make the behavior more robust.

Code Coverage: New Version 6.5 of Testwell CTC++ available

(15 February 2008)

The Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer 6.5 release delivers XML reporting and enhancements in the HTML reporting. The support for parallel "ctc-builds" has been improved.
Our maintenance customers will receive CTC++ 6.5 without supplementary fees.

Verifysoft Announces Availability of a Code Coverage Tool for J#/Visual J#/JSharp

(4 January 2008)

Verifysoft announces that "CTC++ for Java and C# Add-on" an add on to Testwell CTC++ is now available to analyse code coverage in J#/Visual J#/JSharp projects.
The new version of the add on extends the Code Coverage capabilities of CTC++ from C and C++ to Java, C#, and J#/Visual J#/JSharp.
The tool analyses for all coverage levels as required in "critical" software projects: Function-Coverage, Decision-, Statement-, Condition-, Multi-Condition- (MCC), and Modified Condition / Decision Coverage (MC/DC).
J#/Visual J#/JSharp enables developers to use Java-language syntax to build applications and services on the .NET Framework. Visual J# integrates the Java-language syntax into the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).

"CTC++ for Java and C# Add-on" available

(13 September 2007)

Verifysoft Technology announced today the availability of "CTC++ for Java and C#, an add-on for Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer for C and C++.
The add-on extends the Code Coverage capabilities of CTC++ from C and C++ to Java and C#.
The tool analyses for all coverage levels as required in "critical" software projects: Function-Coverage, Decision-, Statement-, Condition-, Multi-Condition- (MCC), and Modified Condition / Decision Coverage (MC/DC).
Testwell CTC++ and "CTC++ for Java and C#" help to obtain certifications, i.e. DO178-B.

CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on v3.2 available

(29 August 2007)

A new version of Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on package (CTC4STD) has been released.
With the new version the instrumented file can now be also a C file (compiled as C code). Previously, the instrumented code could be compiled as C++ code only.

Testwell CTC++ 6.4 available

(10 July 2007)

Testwell announced the release of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer version 6.4.
The new version introduces the ´ctcwrap´ capability also on Windows platform. It facilitates extremely simple way to do "ctc-builds" with existing makefiles and other build arrangements.
The IDE integrations to Visual Studio .NET 2003 and to Visual Studio 2005 are renewed, making the usage simpler and more powerful.
There is also a "power-user capability" introduced to aggregate coverage data in a controlled way of separate/independent "ctc-builds" and their test sessions.
Our maintenance customers will receive the version without supplementary fees.

New version of Testwell CTC++ Host-Target add-on for Test Coverage in embedded targets available

(18 May 2007)

Testwell announced the release of version 3.2 of the Host-Target add-on for the leading code Coverage Tool Testwell CTC++.
The new version contains further optimizations at the target run-time behaviour. Also model implementations for the low-level data transfer routines have been introduced.
The CTC++ Host-Target add-on allows the analysis of code coverage in any embedded targets.
Our maintenance customers will receive the add-on free of charge.

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Tool working with FreeBSD OS

(16 May 2007)

Verifysoft Technology proudly announce an CTC++ Addon package,that let users of the FreeBSD operating system / Intel seamlessly use the Testwell CTC++ code coverage tool on that platform.
The delivered executables are running transparently in Linux ABI mode,the library (and subsequently the instrumented applications) are native FreeBSD executables...
Also the code complexity measures tools Testwell CMT++ and Testwell CMTJava are working "out of the box" with the FreeBSD operating system.
Until now all Testwell tools have already been available for Windows, Linux, HP-UX and Solaris platforms.

Testwell CTC++ for Symbian OS v9.x targets available

(30 April 2007)

The CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on v3.1 package has been upgraded to work on Symbian OS v9.x (EKA2 kernel) based devices. Target support for the previous Symbian OS level upto v8 (EKA1 kernel) has been discontinued. Support for the EPOC emulator (Symbian OS before and after v9) use in the CTC++/Windows version continues unchanged.
Further information about CTC++ for Symbian

Testwell CTC++ v6.3 available

(1 February 2007)

A new version of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer is now available. CTC++ 6.3 comes with various enhancements and an integration for Visual Studio 2005 IDE. The HTML report is enhanced (report sorting, directory level summaries, etc.). There is also an "ctcwrap" integration on Unix makefiles and other commands.
Our maintenance customers will receive the new version free of charge.

Test Coverage Tool CTC++ Version 6.2.2 available

(22 May 2006)

This revision 6.2.2 of CTC++ contains a correction of a bug which could occur during multicondition coverage instrumentation with certain kind of "complicated" conditions, especially if they contained ternary ?: operators. In this revision effectively only the preprocessor component has changed.
Our maintenance customers will receive the new version in the next days free of charge.
Further informationen : Testwell CTC++

Version 6.2.1 of Test Coverage Tool Testwell CTC++ available

(28 April 2006)

Testwell announces the release of CTC++ version 6.2.1 for all supported platforms (Windows, Linux, HP-UX, Solaris).
The new version comes with enhancements for the work with some extreme C++ and GNU gcc cases.
The enhancements are mostly based on the experience of Verifysoft Technology during the code coverage of a running Linux 2.6 Kernel. Our experiences with the work on a CTC++ instrumented Linux kernel and a blog are here available.
Our maintenance customers will receive the new version as usual free of charge.

Testwell CTC++ 6.2 available

(6 April 2006)

Testwell releases CTC++ 6.2, a new version of the leading test coverage analyzer.
CTC++ 6.2 comes with a rearchitectured HTML report. Besides the layout changes it no more requires pop-ups and JavaScripts from the browser. Testwell also introduced a symbolfile locking/serialization scheme facilitating parallel "CTC++ builds" of the source files of a project, for example in a Linux farm context. Some "extreme-situation C++" instrumentation bugs have been corrected. Support for CodeWarrior v3.1 at Symbian EPOC emulator use has been added.
Our maintenance customers will receive the new version free of charge.

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer among "Best Products 2005"

(22 December 2005)

The readers of E&E, technical periodical for electronics & development, have chosen the Test Coverage Analyzer Testwell CTC++ to one of the best products of the year within the group "design tools and software".
The Best Product Guide presents at the end of every year the best products from the area of electronics.
Testwell CTC++ is a professional tool for the measurement of the test coverage in software projects. Because of the ever-growing importance of the software quality, and the simple and universal applicability of CTC++ (usable in principle with all compilers and in all targets), the demand for the code Coverage Analyzer rose in the past year strongly.
Further information:E&E Elektronik & Entwicklung / Testwell CTC++

Testwell CTC++: new version (v6.1.1) available

(30 August 2005)

The update comes with a couple of enhancements (improved ternary :? handling in conditions, etc.) as well as better handling of some extreme C++ cases.
Our maintenance customers will receive the new version free of charge.

Code Coverage Analyzer Testwell CTC++ adapted for Ardence Real Time Extension (RTX)

(15 June 2005)

Verifysoft Technology and Ardence announced today the adaptation of Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer for Ardence RTX.
Ardence, Inc. - formerly VenturCom, Inc. - is a global leader in designing and developing software solutions that enhance the control, dependability and management of Windows® operating systems.
RTX is Ardence's market-leading embedded real-time solution for Windows operating systems.
Ardence RTX with Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer is already successful in use in several safety critical projects in France and Germany.
> more information about CTC++ for Ardence Real Time Extension (RTX)

Testwell CTC++: Host-Target add-on upgrade (v3.1) available

(13 June 2005)

Testwell has released a new version of the add-on to CTC++ which allows measuring of code coverage in any target.
The upgrade comes with several enhancements which makes certain behavior consistent to the recently released CTC++ v6.1 host-based tool behavior.
> more information about CTC++ and the host-target-add-on

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer v. 6.1 released

(9 May 2005)

Testwell has released a new version v6.1 of the code coverage tool CTC++.
The new version comes with the following enhancements:

new, full GUI integration into Visual Studio 7.x/.NET
new ctc2excel tool to convert coverage data to tab-separated list, ready to import in Excel or into a programming language of your choice.
supports now Microsoft Managed C++ extension
further enhancements on various places

> more information about CTC++

CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices add-on package v2.0 available

(21 December 2004)

An upgrade to CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer for Symbian Target Devices add-on is now available.
The new package comes with major enhancements, i.e.:

Timing instrumentation is now supported
Proposed a technique how timing instrumentation can be used in analysing heap usage and in searching memory leaks
Usage is made simpler and more resistent to human errors. The user is freed from the responsibility to start the background process, which will ensure that the coverage data won´t be erased by Symbian OS.

> more information aboutCTC++ for Symbian OS

CTC++ integration to CodeWarrior available

(15 December 2004)

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyzer has been extended to work with CodeWarrior Compiler on Windows platform for Symbian projects. Both the command-line mode and the IDE mode to build the projects with CTC++ are supported.
This upgrade is free of cost to current CTC++/Windows customers with maintenance contract.
CTC++ for Windows has so far supported Symbian as follows:

for the EPOC emulator, VC++ 6.0 compiler, command-line mode
for the EPOC emulator, usage via Visual Studio 6.0 IDE
for the target, gcc compiler, command-line mode

> more information aboutCTC++ for Symbian OS

Testwell CTC++ integration to Visual Studio .NET available

(27 August 2004)

For CTC++/Windows users a small add-on kit is now available, which facilitates a smooth use of CTC++ in the Visual Studio .NET 2002 and .NET 2003 IDE context.
This add-on package is a tool upgrade and included in the maintenance. Customers with valid maintenance contract will receive the update in the next days.
Until now, the test coverage analysis CTC++ has already been integrated in several IDEs, i.e. Visual Studio 5.0/6.0, Borland 5.0, Wind River Tornado, ...
> further information about the CTC++ .NET integration

Testwell releases CTC++ version 6.0

(9 July 2004)

Testwell anounced today the release of CTC++ version 6. The new version which is available for Windows, Linux, HPUX and Solaris platforms, comes with several enhancements, for example

instrumenting also the ternary ?: operator
in ctcpost added -ff option to reduce coverage to be displayed in compact function coverage view
improvements in the function call tracing capability
improvements in timing instrumentation (only on some platforms)
...

Customers with maintenance contract will receive the new version in the next days.

Testwell CTC++ Coverage-Analyzer supports all Beck - IPC@CHIP - Products

(5 July 2004)

Beck IPC and Verifysoft Technology announces today the integration of Testwell CTC++ Code Coverage Analyzer in Borland 5.02 IDE. Testwell CTC++ allows now "high-quality" coverage analysis on all IPC@CHIP based products.
Testwell CTC++ ensures that all components of complex software systems have been tested before the software is shipped or used in the industry. Beck IPC, a company of the Festo group, is specialist for services, hardware, software and information for all aspects of PC-based technology and automation.
> further information

Verifysoft announces the release of CTC++ add-on for Borland C++ 5.0.2 IDE

(19 February 2004)

Verifysoft announces the release of the "Borland C++ 5.0.2 IDE"add-on which seamlessly integrates Testwell CTC++ (Test CoverageAnalyzer for C/C++) into the Borland C++ IDE.
This allows Borland C++ developers to measure code coverage with CTC++ within that integrated environment.
Testwell CTC++ is a powerful code coverage and dynamic analysis tool for C and C++. Whereas CTC++ already supports all actual Borland C++ versions using the makefile mechanism, the "Borland C++ 5.02 IDE" add-on facilitates every Borland C++ developer to measure code coverage in an intuitive and easy to use way directly from the Borland C++ IDE.
Compiling 16-bit code is supported but requires a separately available CTC++ Host-Target add-on.
Fully functional evaluation copies are available.
We wish to thank the Tools55 project for its work which provided the basis of our integration of CTC++ into the Borland C++ IDE.

Testwell CMT++ with HTML output - New version of Testwell CTC++

(27 January 2004)

Testwell announced the release of upgrades for CMT++ (version 3.5) and CTC++ (version 5.2.1).
The essential enhancement in CMT++ is the introduction of HTML reporting. On Windows platform this capability is integrated to the CMT++ GUI. For seeing how the HTML report looks like, please click here.
Testwell CTC++ 5.2.1 is available on all supported platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris and HPUX). It contains some smaller enhancements. Both tools can be downloaded by customers with support period in effect.

Testwell CTC++ Test Coverage Analyser extended for Symbian OS mobile phones

(24 November 2003)

Testwell CTC++ for Symbian Target Devices, an add-on package to the successful test coverage analysis CTC++ has been released. It facilitates code coverage measurements at the Symbian OS target devices, i.e. at the mobile phones itself. The CTC++/Windows variant has already supported code coverage measurements at the Symbian OS EPOC emulator context.
> more information aboutCTC++ for Symbian OS

Testwell CTC++ v. 5.2 available

(29 October 2003)

Testwell announced today the release of CTC++ version 5.2. The upgrade is available on all supported platforms (Windows, Linux,Solaris and HPUX). The previous version was CTC++ v5.0.10. The v5.2 contains, besides the following bigger enhancements:

Introduced 'ctcmerge' add-on utility
Introduced a technique to 'instrument for function call trace'
Introduced an alternate way to allocate the counter areas from heap, which makes it easier to test modules that are freed from memory in the middle of the test run, e.g. dynamically freed DLLs on Windows
Timing instrumentation is now better supported
Enhancements in the ctc2html utility
Enhanced the CTC++/Visual Studio 6.0 integration, e.g., now full CTC++ options repertoire can be used at "CTC++ Build/Clean..."
On Windows the code under test can now be compiled also with __stdcall and __fastcall calling conventions, previously only with __cdecl
On Windows enhanced the Symbian EPOC emulator use with command line mode of use, previously the usage was supported only via Visual Studio IDE.

The Host-Target add-on component is so far unchanged and usable as before.
> more information about CTC++

Testwell CTC++ v5.0.10 available

(Tampere/Finland, December 2002)

The Windows version can now be used out-of-the-box also withBorland C++ and with gcc/g++, besides the previous Visual C++. New(more strict) instrumentation of case/default labels in "fallthrough" situations. Introduced new means to more easily adapt CTC++ to some cross-compilers (needed in CTC++/Host-Target). Preliminary support for 64-bit applications on Solaris and HP-UX,call for details.

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