Add lttng-ctl SWIG python bindings

[lttng-tools.git] / README

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@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
 
       * Debian/Ubuntu package: libpopt-dev
 
+    - SWIG >= 2.0 (optional)
+      Needed for Python bindings
+
+      * Debian/Ubuntu package: swig2.0
+
+    - python-dev (optional)
+      Python headers
+
+      * Debian/Ubuntu package: python-dev
+
     - For kernel tracing: modprobe
 
 For developers using the git tree:
@@ -43,6 +53,8 @@ compile the git repository tree :
 - GNU Gold >= 2.22
   (Before this version we hit a known bug documented at:
   http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11317)
+- flex >= 2.5.35
+- bison >= 2.4
 
 If you get the tree from the repository, you will need to use the "bootstrap"
 script in the root of the tree. It calls all the GNU tools needed to prepare the
@@ -60,17 +72,25 @@ INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
   If compiling from the git repository, run ./bootstrap before running
   the configure script, to generate it.
 
+  If you want Python bindings, run ./configure --enable-python-bindings.
+
 USAGE:
 
 Please see doc/quickstart.txt to help you start tracing. You can also use the
 -h/--help command on 'lttng' and all other commands offered in this tool (Ex:
 lttng enable-event -h).
 
+A network streaming HOWTO can be found in doc/streaming-howto.txt which quickly
+helps you understand how to stream a LTTng 2.0 trace.
+
+A Python HOWTO can be found in doc/python-howto.txt which quickly
+helps you understand how to use the Python module to control the LTTng API.
+
 PACKAGE CONTENTS:
 
     This package contains the following elements:
 
-    - liblttngctl
+    - liblttng-ctl
       The LTTng tracing control library.
 
     - libsessiond-comm (internal)
@@ -92,6 +112,15 @@ PACKAGE CONTENTS:
        - libhashtable (internal)
          Library wrapper over URCU hashtables.
 
+       - libcommon (internal)
+         Contains multiple useful function call used by the whole tree.
+
+       - libcompat (internal)
+         Compatibility library mostly for FreeBSD and Linux.
+       
+       - librelayd (internal)
+         Library for all relayd interactions over the network.
+
        - lttng-relayd
          The relay daemon used for network streaming
 
@@ -112,3 +141,6 @@ PACKAGE CONTENTS:
 
        - doc
          Various documentations and quickstart guide.
+
+       - extras
+         Contains extra data such as bash completion file.