X-Git-Url: https://git.lttng.org/?p=lttng-tools.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=1898af98472ef7686006bb9bade0024702a5e810;hp=48564002c7b108d86b1033c00e54182957656591;hb=36907cb5a542b8eb01d95e1990894abd45e98bc0;hpb=2910b812cf17d808f8ad4a07a08c26f239c905a6 diff --git a/README b/README index 48564002c..1898af984 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ 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: This source tree is based on the autotools suite from GNU to simplify @@ -38,6 +50,11 @@ compile the git repository tree : (make sure your system wide "automake" points to a recent version!) - GNU Libtool >=2.2 (for more information, go to http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/) +- 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 @@ -55,17 +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) @@ -87,6 +112,18 @@ 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 + - lttng-consumerd The consumer daemon which uses libconsumer. @@ -104,3 +141,6 @@ PACKAGE CONTENTS: - doc Various documentations and quickstart guide. + + - extras + Contains extra data such as bash completion file.