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authorFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-09-30 14:51:26 -0400
committerFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-09-30 14:51:26 -0400
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PR6925: mention the possibility of running the build tree "stap" after "make install"
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@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ Build steps:
To run the full test suite from the build tree.
% sudo make installcheck
- To run systemtap, add $prefix/bin to your $PATH, or refer to
- $prefix/bin/stap directly. Some samples should be available under
- $prefix/share/doc/systemtap/examples. Normally, run "stap" as root.
+ To run systemtap after installation, add $prefix/bin to your $PATH, or
+ refer to $prefix/bin/stap directly. If you keep your build tree
+ around, you can also use the "stap" binary there.
+
+ Some samples should be available under $prefix/share/doc/systemtap/examples.
+ Normally, run "stap" as root.
If desired, create "stapdev" and "stapusr" entries in /etc/groups.
Any users in "stapdev" will be able to run systemtap as if with root