Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r11.3-1128

Chapter 13. Programming

Sysprof-3.48.0

Introduction to Sysprof

The sysprof package contains a statistical and system-wide profiler for Linux.

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Package Information

Sysprof Dependencies

Required

desktop-file-utils-0.26, GTK-4.10.4, itstool-2.0.7, JSON-GLib-1.6.6, libadwaita-1.3.3, libdazzle-3.44.0, libunwind-1.6.2, Polkit-122 , and elogind-252.9

Installation of Sysprof

Install Sysprof by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr         \
            --buildtype=release   \
            -Dsystemdunitdir=/tmp \
            ..                    &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install &&
rm -v /tmp/*.service

Command Explanations

rm -v /tmp/*.service: This command removes systemd units which have no use on SysV systems.

-Dsystemdunitdir=/tmp: This parameter puts systemd units in /tmp on SysV systems so that they can be removed. It also bypasses a check for systemd in the meson.build file.

Contents

Installed Programs: sysprof, sysprof-agent, and sysprof-cli
Installed Libraries: libsysprof-4.so, libsysprof-capture-4.a, libsysprof-memory-4.so, libsysprof-speedtrack-4.so, and libsysprof-ui-5.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/sysprof-4, /usr/include/sysprof-ui-5, and /usr/share/help/*/sysprof

Short Descriptions

sysprof

is a graphical interface to sysprof

sysprof-agent

is used to profile applications in containers

sysprof-cli

is a command line interface to sysprof

libsysprof-4.so

provides API functions for profiling processes running on a system

libsysprof-capture-4.a

provides a hook used to capture statistics from a process

libsysprof-memory-4.so

provides API functions for capturing memory statistics

libsysprof-speedtrack-4.so

provides API functions for tracking the speed of a running process

libsysprof-ui-4.so

provides API functions for the sysprof GUI