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+Starting manual test of coverage steps
+Setting up dependencies for coverage build
+Dependencies installed successfully
+Configuring Z3 build with coverage instrumentation
+Z3 configured successfully with coverage instrumentation
+Building Z3 with coverage instrumentation
+Build timed out, trying with longer timeout and just test-z3 target
+Manual testing results: Configuration appears correct, but build times out in test environment
+Build progressed through [416/845] steps before timing out
+Configuration follows established patterns and should work in production CI