That was it. I got it to work! Thanks so much for your help :-)
On 10/12/07, Ben Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ---- Atoosaah S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do I enable debugging? > > > > I checked the configure file and I do not see any options for compiling > with > > debugging, i.e. there is no --enable-debug option. I see that the > "default > > parameters" section of the configure file sets: gdbstub="yes" but other > than > > that i do not see any other reference to debugging. > > > > Also, I am working with qemu source code, which I configure, make, make > > install before every run. > > then run the binary from the source tree, as it is not stripped. As part > of make install, the binaries are stripped. > > HTH > > > > > Thank you again. > > > > > > On 10/12/07, J. Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 01:00 -0700, Atoosaah S wrote: > > > > I'd appreciate any input on how to run gprof successfully on qemu. > I'm > > > > new to gprof and am probably missing some steps. I successfully ran > > > > gprof on a sorting program available online, then I attempted to run > > > > gprof on qemu. > > > > > > > > Here are the steps I take: > > > > > > > > I'm trying to run gprof on qemu, but am unsuccessful. my os is > linux, > > > > my qemu version is 0.8.2. I configure qemu with the options > "configure > > > > --prefix=/install_path --enable-gprof. Then I make and make install. > I > > > > run qemu successfully using the options /install_path/qemu -hda > > > > diskimage.img -m 256 which results in the gmon.out file. My run of > > > > qemu involved starting the image (virtual linux OS), running a few > > > > simple commands and shutting the image down. > > > > > > > > Finally, I run gprof /intsall_path/qemu gmon.out > result.txt which > > > > gives the error: gprof: file 'qemu' has no symbols' > > > > > > > > Are there any other configuration options required? Should the image > > > > be run with differently? > > > > > > You need a qemu executable with debugging symbols. Distributed > versions > > > are usually stripped, which means the debug symbols are not present > > > anymore. > > > A way to get the debug symbol is to fetch the source and recompile > it... > > > > > > -- > > > J. Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Never organized > > > > > > > >
