title: Can GCOV create .gcda file in the different directory structure?
body: <p>I am trying to generate code coverage report using lcov from home directory. Sorce code is compiled with -coverage option to generate coverage information at compilation time(gcno files are created). 
  Then I have copied the executables and gcno files to home directory.I am trying to check if by ./exe in home directory ,is it possible to generate coverage report.I run the executables in /home and its showing test cases passed but it was discovered that the .gcda files are not created.</p>
  
  <pre><code>I add the following CPP flag:
   -fprofile-dir= “/home” 
  and hence run the executable but still .gcda is not created .
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  <p>Where I need to specify the path so that it will take .gcno files from home directory and generates the .gcdo files in the current directory??</p>