googleprojectzero / googleprojectzero/Jackalope

Shows "No interesting input files", but litecov can generate coverage.

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Description

Hi ifratric,

On macOS, using litecov can generate coverage file, and shows log such as:
Found 1701 new offsets in ...

but with the same instrument_module and input file, Jackalope shows:

[-] PROGRAM ABORT : No interesting input files
         Location : SynchronizeAndGetJob(), /Users/dghost/fuzz_proj/Jackalope/fuzzer.cpp:495

Why's that?

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Start at fuzzer.cpp:495, where Jackalope reports "No interesting input files," and compare its handling of the same instrument_module and input file with the reported litecov run on macOS. Reproduce the coverage-generation and Jackalope commands from the issue, then determine what causes the differing results and document or fix the behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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