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diff --git a/systemtap.spec b/systemtap.spec index 0241df4f..30791061 100644 --- a/systemtap.spec +++ b/systemtap.spec @@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ Requires: avahi avahi-tools nss nss-tools mktemp Requires: zip unzip %description client -SystemTap client is the client component of an instrumentation -system for systems running Linux 2.6. Developers can write -instrumentation to collect data on the operation of the system. +This is the remote script compilation client component of systemtap. +It relies on a nearby compilation server to translate systemtap +scripts to kernel objects, so a client workstation only needs the +runtime, and not the compiler/etc toolchain. %package server Summary: Instrumentation System Server @@ -114,9 +115,9 @@ Requires: avahi avahi-tools nss nss-tools mktemp Requires: zip unzip %description server -SystemTap server is the server component of an instrumentation -system for systems running Linux 2.6. Developers can write -instrumentation to collect data on the operation of the system. +This is the remote script compilation server component of systemtap. +It announces itself to local clients with avahi, and compiles systemtap +scripts to kernel objects on their demand. %package sdt-devel Summary: Static probe support tools |