Merge commit 'origin/master' into pr4225

* commit 'origin/master':
  Use relative instead of absolute line. (bug 6611)
  move post-0.7 news tidbit to the top
  Add test for $$vars, $$params, $$locals.
  typographical tweaks for embedded script code
  Add $$vars, $$parms, $$locals
  Rename $path to $pathname of syscall tapset for 2.6.27
  Correct several tests for 2.6.27
  c code generation: assert C indentation/nesting cancels out at appropriate points
  Tweak test_installcheck for helloworld.meta and traceio2.meta.
  Run both tests for installcheck tests.
  No need for random suffix file cmdline and sysinfo files in the
  Ensure that a systemtap server is available if 'server' is specified
  session.h (struct systemtap_session): Added itrace_derived_probe
  * syscalls2.stp: Add sys_unlinkat.
  Fix on_each_cpu() call for kernels >2.6.26.
  Remove unused STAPCONF_MODULE_NSECTIONS

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/stap-start-server b/stap-start-server
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d143e269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stap-start-server
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Start a systemtap server
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008 Red Hat Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of systemtap, and is free software.  You can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
+# Public License (GPL); either version 2, or (at your option) any
+# later version.
+
+# This script attempts to start a systemtap server and echoes the
+# process id, if successful.
+
+# start the server
+stap-serverd </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+server_pid=$!
+
+# Exit if the server did not start ok
+(ps | grep -q $server_pid) || exit 1
+
+# The server started ok. Echo its process id.
+echo $server_pid
+exit 0