# Link-dead-code limitations (bad for code coverage)

**URL:** https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/link-dead-code-limitations-bad-for-code-coverage/4667
**Category:** compiler
**Created:** [January 25, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/link-dead-code-limitations-bad-for-code-coverage/4667 "2017-01-25T14:00:59Z")
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### Author: ![malbarbo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/malbarbo/32/1389_2.png) [@malbarbo](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/malbarbo)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/link-dead-code-limitations-bad-for-code-coverage/4667/1 "2017-01-25T14:00:59Z")

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I just open this issue: [https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/39293](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/39293)

Any idea of how to overcome this limitation?

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### Author: ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/internals.rust-lang.org/system/32/14092_2.png) [@system](https://internals.rust-lang.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2019, 8:27am UTC](https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/link-dead-code-limitations-bad-for-code-coverage/4667/2 "2019-03-25T08:27:46Z")

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