diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6bf2b63..aef5fcb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 *.obj
 *.gcda
 *.gcno
+*.gcov
 *.lib
 Debug/
 Release/
 .libs/
+.coveralls.yml
 
 # suppress output of build process and *nix/windows test executables
 ltmtest
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index cbccd97..1a485c8 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ $(LIBNAME):  $(OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJECTS)
 	$(RANLIB) $@
 
+
+#make the code coverage of the library
+#
+coverage: CFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+coverage: LFLAGS += -lgcov
+
+coverage: test_standalone
+	./test
+
 #make a profiled library (takes a while!!!)
 #
 # This will build the library with profile generation