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+#!/bin/sh
+# Run from 'taler-mint/' top-level directory to generate
+# code coverage data.
+TOP=`pwd`
+mkdir -p doc/coverage/
+lcov -d $TOP -z
+make check
+lcov -d $TOP -c -o doc/coverage/coverage.info
+cd doc/coverage/
+genhtml coverage.info