DTRACE(1)

NAME
dtrace - Dtrace compatibile user application static probe generation tool.

SYNOPSIS
dtrace -s file [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
The dtrace command converts probe descriptions defined in file.d into a probe header file via the -h option or a probe description file via the -G option.

OPTIONS

-h  generate a systemtap header file.

-G  generate a systemtap probe definition object file.

-o file
    is the name of the output file. If the -G option is given then the output file will be called file.o; if the -h option is given then the output file will be called file.h.

-C  run the cpp preprocessor on the input file when the -h option is given.

-I file
    give this include path to cpp when the -C option is given.

-k  keep temporary files, for example the C language source for the -G option.

--types
    generate probe argument typedef information when the -h option is given.

EXAMPLES
Systemtap is source compatible with dtrace user application static probe support. Given a file test.d containing:
    provider sdt_probes
    {
      probe test_0 (int type);
      probe test_1 (struct astruct node);
    };
    struct astruct {int a; int b;};
Then the command "dtrace -s test.d -G" will create the probe definition file test.o and the command "dtrace -s test.d -h" will create the probe header file test.h Subsequently the application can define probes using
#include "test.h"
 ...
struct astruct s;
 ...
SDT_PROBES_TEST_0(value);
 ...
SDT_PROBES_TEST_1(s);
The application is linked with "test.o" when it is built.

SEE ALSO
stap(1)