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diff --git a/Python/Readme b/Python/Readme new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f183c74fe64d --- /dev/null +++ b/Python/Readme @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Python - DTracing Python + + These scripts trace the Python programming language, and require a version + of Python which has been built with DTrace probes. + + The Python DTrace provider was originally written by John Levon, and + was integrated into Solaris Nevada in build 65. If you are on a different + OS with DTrace and would like to use these scripts, you could download + Python and the Python DTrace provider patch listed in the comments here, + + http://blogs.sun.com/levon/entry/python_and_dtrace_in_build + + You will need patch and build Python for these probes to work. + Or, check if a pre-built package is available someone on opensolaris.org. + + Since the DTrace Python provider may be developed further, there is a chance + that it has changed slightly by the time you are reading this, causing + these scripts to either break or behave oddly. Firstly, check for newer + versions of the DTraceToolkit; if it hasn't been updated and you need + to use these scripts immediately, then updating them shouldn't take + too long. The following was the state of the provider when these scripts + were written - check for changes and update the scripts accordingly, + + provider python { + probe function-entry(file, subroutine, lineno) + probe function-return(file, subroutine, lineno) + }; + |