* David Brown (dafidbr...@gmail.com) wrote: > Michel and Mathieu, > > Thanks for the welcome messages. Perhaps since I would lie a "quick > start guide" myself, I should have a look at creating one first. Is > there a guide from the first version that needs updating, or is should > I be looking to answer the FAQs in a structured way to guide people to > a quick happy result?
Hi David, There is currently a "Getting Started" page for lttng 2.x (http://lttng.org/quickstart), but I think it should be enhanced. For instance, when stating "First make sure you have lttng-modules (the kernel modules) and lttng-tools installed.", we should probably provide pointers to README files of individual projects for installation directives. The goal is to come up with a very concise document that contains pointers to reach all the detailed information that users might be looking for through their first steps with lttng. Maybe some of the extended quickstart guide at https://bugs.lttng.org/projects/lttng-tools/wiki (refered to by the first one) might be the right one to expand though. If you feel we need to promote this guide with a link in the documentation page or elsewhere, please let us know, Thanks! Mathieu > > Dave > > > On 7 November 2012 17:33, Mathieu Desnoyers > <mathieu.desnoy...@efficios.com> wrote: > > Hi David! > > > > Glad to see you are interested in helping us :) I see you are on oftc > > #lttng, which is indeed the right first step. > > > > We have plently of things to work on in this project in all your areas > > of expertise. One that come up to my mind, and have been bugging me for > > a while, is that we lack a sort of "quickstart guide" for lttng 2.x. A > > new user has only manpages (and --help) to refer to, but there is no > > comprehensive document that get people up and running quickly. Is this > > something you would be interested to contribute ? Proposing it on > > lttng-dev should help you get feedback. > > > > Other than that, a second step would be to look at the bug tracker: > > bugs.lttng.org , especially the "feature requests" and some low priority > > bugs that are sitting there. If anything catch your interest, it could > > be a nice way to dig into the project. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Mathieu > > > > * David Brown (dafidbr...@gmail.com) wrote: > >> Hello folks, > >> > >> I am interested in some of the problems that the LTTNG tool can be > >> used to address. I have some time available, many years experience in > >> vaguely related areas and am willing to take direction. > >> > >> If my help as a developer, tester, or documenter would be appreciated, > >> please respond. > >> > >> regards, > >> Dave Brown > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> lttng-dev mailing list > >> lttng-dev@lists.lttng.org > >> http://lists.lttng.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lttng-dev > > > > -- > > Mathieu Desnoyers > > Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant > > EfficiOS Inc. > > http://www.efficios.com > > _______________________________________________ > lttng-dev mailing list > lttng-dev@lists.lttng.org > http://lists.lttng.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lttng-dev -- Mathieu Desnoyers Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant EfficiOS Inc. http://www.efficios.com _______________________________________________ lttng-dev mailing list lttng-dev@lists.lttng.org http://lists.lttng.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lttng-dev