Hardened Linux From Scratch - Version SVN-20110904

Chapter 6. Installing Basic System Software

6.25. Strace-4.6

The Strace package contains a system call tracer, used for debugging.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 7.7 MB

6.25.1. Installation of Strace

Prepare Strace for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package: 

make

To test the results, issue: 

make check

Install the package: 

make install

6.25.2. Contents of Strace

Installed programs: strace and strace-graph

Short Descriptions

strace

Traces system calls and signals

strace-graph

A script processes strace -f output