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A target that fails to start is reported as SAFE #87

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@nils-loose

When the target JVM fails before main runs, e.g. with a VerifyError ("Error: Unable to initialize main class"), the SV-COMP driver reports SAFE (== OK). No trace arrives and no branch is explored.

Expected: UNKNOWN. A run that never reached the entry method proves nothing.

Seen while developing #86, where an instrumentation change produced bytecode that HotSpot rejects. The same would happen for any instrumentation bug that breaks verification.

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  1. added this to the SV-COMP 2027 milestone on Oct 19, 2026
  2. nils-loose commented on Oct 20, 2026

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    Fixed in #89, merged into dev through #92.

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