The install Section

The install section of the configuration file lists the analysis tools that Coverity on Polaris uses to analyze your project.

You can choose a specific version, or use the default version of Coverity. The default can be set both at the organization level and project level in the Coverity on Polaris user interface. If a default version is not specified, the default version is the latest available version.

Install section properties

Table 1. **Install section properties**
Name	Description
version	Version number of Covertity, or "default".
directory	If you already have a set of Coverity tools installed, use the directory element to tell Coverity on Polaris where to find your installation.

Install examples

The following example selects the default version of Coverity.

install:
  coverity:
    version: default

If you want to set the tool version:

install:
  coverity:
    version: "2021.06"

If you already have a set of Coverity tools installed, use the directory element to tell Coverity on Polaris where to find your installation.

For Mac

install:
  coverity:
    version: "2021.06"
    directory : "/path/to/already/installed/coverity/coverity-tools-macosx-2021.06-1"

For Linux

install:
  coverity:
    version: "2018.12"
    directory: "/home/tools/coverity/coverity-tools-linux64-2018.12"