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 CXXFLAGS="-DDEBUG_LOCKORDER -g") inserts run-time checks to keep track of which locks
 are held, and adds warnings to the debug.log file if inconsistencies are detected.
 
+**compiling for test coverage**
+
+LCOV can be used to generate a test coverage report based upon `make check`
+execution. LCOV must be installed on your system (e.g. the `lcov` package
+on Debian/Ubuntu).
+
+To enable LCOV report generation during test runs:
+
+```shell
+./configure --enable-lcov
+make
+make cov
+
+# A coverage report will now be accessible at `./test_bitcoin.coverage/index.html`.
+```
+
 **Valgrind suppressions file**
 
 Valgrind is a programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and