From 0c24a63fe308fef03ac58f5ed5fe709e99b01f2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ulrich Drepper Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 07:02:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Executing the Program): Add documentation on how to use bbconv.pl. --- gprof/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ gprof/gprof.texi | 16 +++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/gprof/ChangeLog b/gprof/ChangeLog index 9946afc54c9..4245e66801f 100644 --- a/gprof/ChangeLog +++ b/gprof/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2002-07-29 Ulrich Drepper + + * gprof.texi (Executing the Program): Add documentation on how to use + bbconv.pl. Patch by Eric Hanchrow. + 2002-07-25 Nick Clifton * po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation. diff --git a/gprof/gprof.texi b/gprof/gprof.texi index a1c6335333f..9789ac7d993 100644 --- a/gprof/gprof.texi +++ b/gprof/gprof.texi @@ -357,7 +357,21 @@ appearance of a human-readable @file{bb.out} means the basic-block counts didn't get written into @file{gmon.out}. The Perl script @code{bbconv.pl}, included with the @code{gprof} source distribution, will convert a @file{bb.out} file into -a format readable by @code{gprof}. +a format readable by @code{gprof}. Invoke it like this: + +@smallexample +bbconv.pl < bb.out > @var{bh-data} +@end smallexample + +This translates the information in @file{bb.out} into a form that +@code{gprof} can understand. But you still need to tell @code{gprof} +about the existence of this translated information. To do that, include +@var{bb-data} on the @code{gprof} command line, @emph{along with +@file{gmon.out}}, like this: + +@smallexample +gprof @var{options} @var{executable-file} gmon.out @var{bb-data} [@var{yet-more-profile-data-files}@dots{}] [> @var{outfile}] +@end smallexample @node Invoking @chapter @code{gprof} Command Summary -- 2.30.2