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@@ -27,18 +27,23 @@ Build steps:
- Install the kernel-debuginfo, kernel-[smp-]devel, gcc and libcap-devel
packages (or see below if you are building your own kernels from source).
-- Download the latest elfutils snapshot (if desired):
+
+- If desired, download a recent elfutils snapshot to build in "bundled mode".
+ If desired, build it separately one time, and install it to /usr/local.
+
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/systemtap/elfutils/elfutils-NNNN.tar.gz
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/systemtap/elfutils/elfutils-portability.patch
- Untar the snapshot in some new directory; apply patch (don't ask, long story)
-- Download systemtap sources snapshot or from GIT:
- ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/systemtap/snapshots/
+
+- Download systemtap sources:
+ http://sources.redhat.com/systemtap/ftp/releases/
+ http://sources.redhat.com/systemtap/ftp/snapshots/
(or)
git clone git://sources.redhat.com/git/systemtap.git
(or) http://sources.redhat.com/git/systemtap.git
+
- Build it:
- cd src
- ./configure --with-elfutils=PATCHED-ELFUTILS-DIR [other autoconf options]
+ .../configure [--with-elfutils=PATCHED-ELFUTILS-DIR] [other autoconf options]
make all check
sudo make install
sudo make installcheck