https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83877
Martin Liška <marxin at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |WONTFIX --- Comment #2 from Martin Liška <marxin at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Well, note that gcov accepts multiple files. So it does not makes much sense to provide path to gcda files. But you can definitely use: $ gcov test.cpp -o myroot myroot/test.gcno:cannot open notes file That will start search starting from a specific folder.