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* '''FIXME'''--FESCo requests documentation update 2009-07-29 (please do not remove this line until documentation or links to the documentation has been added) | * '''FIXME'''--FESCo requests documentation update 2009-07-29 (please do not remove this line until documentation or links to the documentation has been added) | ||
* SystemTap documentation: The upstream website has lots of [http://sourceware.org/systemtap/documentation.html documentation] and [http://sourceware.org/systemtap/examples/ examples]. | |||
== Release Notes == | == Release Notes == | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 30 July 2009
Launch local SystemTap scripts on Eclipse
Summary
GUI for launching custom/preset SystemTap scripts on Eclipse. Also provides a Zest-based graphing interface for graphical views of the user's program.
Owner
- Name: Charley Wang
- E-mail: chwang@redhat.com
- Name: Roland Grunberg
- E-mail: rgrunber@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 12
- Last updated: July 23, 2009
- Percentage of completion: 90%
Detailed Description
Allow developers to launch SystemTap scripts on their C/C++ projects directly from Eclipse. Provides a launch wizard for easy launches, as well as a few prebuilt scripts. The included graphical viewing program generates a program graph displaying time information for function calls. Also comes with the ability to annotate functions, allowing the user to mark graph nodes and displaying user-specified, function-specific information on the graph.
Benefit to Fedora
Makes it easier for developers to use SystemTap, and provides a neat way to graphically profile C/C++ projects developed through Eclipse.
Scope
Adds a small plugin family to Eclipse, which will provide the above functionality.
Test Plan
- Run upstream unit tests (mostly already written)
User Experience
- Users of Eclipse's CDT tools will be able to select Profile As and select one of several prebuilt SystemTap scripts, or launch a custom script through the script launch Wizard.
- Brief demo video : http://altrez.darktech.org/quickstapgraphdemo.ogg (~ 30 sec)
Dependencies
- SystemTap translator/driver (version 0.9.8/0.141+) <rpm: systemtap>
- Eclipse 3.4.1 or greater, with CDT <rpm: eclipse-cdt, eclipse-platform>
- Eclipse GEF (specifically Zest) <rpm: eclipse-gef>
Contingency Plan
- Continue without such capability.
Documentation
- FIXME--FESCo requests documentation update 2009-07-29 (please do not remove this line until documentation or links to the documentation has been added)
- SystemTap documentation: The upstream website has lots of documentation and examples.
Release Notes
Users will need to be part of the stapdev group on their machine in order to fully take advantage of SystemTap's offerings.