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authorFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-08-28 14:44:06 -0400
committerFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2008-08-28 14:44:06 -0400
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Merge commit 'origin/master' into pr4225
* commit 'origin/master': PR5686: correct regression in semok/optimize.stp trailing whitespace removal, as approved by emacs fix global-var array index rendering fix NEWS to refer to simpler context.stp tapset functions in auto-printing blurb Document written but unread global variable automatic display. 2nd try initial Make _get_sock_addr return correct address in kernel before 2.6.16. Automatically print written but unread globals Make nodwf test passed when CONFIG_QUOTACTL unset Uses STAPCONF_DPATH_PATH instead of a kernel version check. Simplified "rpm" target a bit. Moved tar archive creation step from "rpm" target to "dist-gzip" target. remove support for "make dist" since git-archive does as well; Examples html files moved into subdir. 2008-08-25 David Smith <dsmith@redhat.com> ChangeLog Entries Robustness improvements for the stap client/server
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@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ Variables may be declared global, so that they are shared amongst all
probes and live as long as the entire systemtap session. There is one
namespace for all global variables, regardless of which script file
they are found within. A global declaration may be written at the
-outermost level anywhere, not within a block of code. The following
+outermost level anywhere, not within a block of code. Global
+variables which are written but never read will be displayed
+automatically at session shutdown. The following
declaration marks a few variables as global. The translator will
infer for each its value type, and if it is used as an array, its key
types. Optionally, scalar globals may be initialized with a string