function jscoverage_init(w) {
  try {
    // in Safari, "import" is a syntax error
    Components.utils['import']('resource://app/modules/jscoverage.jsm');
    jscoverage_isInvertedMode = true;
    return;
  }
  catch (e) {}

  // check if we are in inverted mode
  if (w.opener) {
    try {
      if (w.opener.top._$jscoverage) {
        jscoverage_isInvertedMode = true;
        if (! w._$jscoverage) {
          w._$jscoverage = w.opener.top._$jscoverage;
        }
      }
      else {
        jscoverage_isInvertedMode = false;
      }
    }
    catch (e) {
      try {
        if (w.opener._$jscoverage) {
          jscoverage_isInvertedMode = true;
          if (! w._$jscoverage) {
            w._$jscoverage = w.opener._$jscoverage;
          }
        }
        else {
          jscoverage_isInvertedMode = false;
        }
      }
      catch (e2) {
        jscoverage_isInvertedMode = false;
      }
    }
  }
  else {
    jscoverage_isInvertedMode = false;
  }

  if (! jscoverage_isInvertedMode) {
    if (! w._$jscoverage) {
      w._$jscoverage = {};
    }
  }
}
Initializes the _$jscoverage object in a window.  This should be the first
function called in the page.
@param  w  this should always be the global window object