Title :
MILU: A Customizable, Runtime-Optimized Higher Order Mutation Testing Tool for the Full C Language
Author :
Jia, Yue ; Harman, Mark
Author_Institution :
King´´s Coll. London, London
Abstract :
This paper introduces MILU, a C mutation testing tool designed for both first order and higher order mutation testing. All previous mutation testing tools apply all possible mutation operators to the program under test. By contrast, MILU allows customization of the set of mutation operators to be applied. To reduce runtime cost, MILU uses a novel ´test harness´ technique to embed mutants and their associated test sets into a single-invocation procedure.
Keywords :
C language; program testing; software tools; C language; MiLu; mutation operator; runtime-optimized higher order mutation testing tool; single-invocation procedure; test harness technique; Animals; Costs; Educational institutions; Genetic mutations; Horses; Runtime; Testing; MILU; mutation testing tool;
Conference_Titel :
Practice and Research Techniques, 2008. TAIC PART '08. Testing: Academic & Industrial Conference
Conference_Location :
Windsor
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3383-4
DOI :
10.1109/TAIC-PART.2008.18