To compile the source tree, simply follow these steps : - run ./autogen.sh - make - make install After running autogen.sh, you can also go in specific subdirectories and use make, make install. This is a sample of the suggested tree for Linux Trace Toolkit. LibLTT : Libraries used for LTT. README : This file. Introduction pointing to specific resources in the tree. debian : debian config files. doc : LTT Documentation. doc/user : User related documentation. doc/developer : Developer related documentation. kernel : LTT kernel patches. lttd : Linux Trace Toolkit daemon. lttv : Linux Trace Toolkit visualizer/analyzer. lttv/plugins : Linux Trace Toolkit visualizer plugins. specs : RPM config files.