README for GPROF
-This is the GNU profiler. It is distributed with other "binary
-utilities" which should be in ../binutils. See ../binutils/README for
+This is the GNU profiler. It is distributed with other "binary
+utilities" which should be in ../binutils. See ../binutils/README for
more general notes, including where to send bug reports.
This file documents the changes and new features available with this
dots. In such cases, it is necessary to
add a leading colon to the name. For example,
":.mul" selects function ".mul".
-
+
main.c:main Selects function "main" in file "main.c".
main.c:134 Selects line 134 in file "main.c".
option is specified multiple times, the flat
profile includes symbols selected by the union
of all symspecs.
-
+
-P[symspec] --no-flat-profile[=symspec]
Suppress output in the flat profile. If given
without an argument, the flat profile is suppressed
** File Format Changes
The old BSD-derived format used for profile data does not contain a
-magic cookie that allows to check whether a data file really is a
+magic cookie that allows one to check whether a data file really is a
gprof file. Furthermore, it does not provide a version number, thus
rendering changes to the file format almost impossible. GNU gprof
uses a new file format that provides these features. For backward
of gcc. In the meantime, contact davidm@cs.arizona.edu for a version
of __bb_exit_func() to is appropriate.
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+Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright