*** README 2011-07-04 10:12:27.000000000 +0200 --- README-mglt 2011-07-04 10:53:44.000000000 +0200 *************** *** 29,34 **** --- 29,48 ---- - Install the kernel-debuginfo, kernel-devel, gcc and dependent packages (or see below if you are building your own kernels from source). + On modern Fedora kernel-debuginfo and kernel-devel packages can be installed + by typing : + # yum install kernel-devel-`uname -r` + # debufinfo-install kernel-`uname -r` + + If installation does not succeed, then you can install manually the packages + by using dpkg --force -ivh . + + - Systemtap installation can be proceeded from precompiled binaries (rpm) or + you can build the lastest version from the repository .If you want to install + system from binaries, then you may type : + #yum install systemtap systemtap-runtime + + Following sections details how to build systemtap from the repository. - If available, install your distribution's copy of elfutils and its development headers/libraries. *************** *** 87,92 **** --- 101,110 ---- by "stap -p4 ...") that a system administrator copied under /lib/modules/`uname -r`/systemtap. + To run a simple test. + %stap -v -e 'probe vfs.read {printf("read performed\n"); exit()}' + If that does not work you may reboot your system. + To run the full test suite from the build tree. % sudo make installcheck