From 38fc25042d35967e8488cb8f3545f07c44ef1224 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Brolley Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:17:42 -0400 Subject: Update NEWS regarding the systemtap client/server. --- ChangeLog | 1 + NEWS | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index f73430f1..2db4cf2f 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ 2008-08-29 Dave Brolley * stap-server.8.in: New man page. + * NEWS: Announce the availability of the client/server. * Makefile.am (man_MANS): Add stap-server.8. * configure.ac (AC_CONFIG_FILE): Add stap-server.8. * Makefile.in: Regenerated. diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 398964d9..fec89559 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ * What's new +- Prototype systemtap client and compile server are now available. + These allow you to compile a systemtap module on a host other than + the one which it will be run, providing the client and server + are compatible. Other than using a server for passes 1 through + 4, the client behaves like the 'stap' front end itself. This + means, among other things, that the client will automatically + load the resulting module on the local host unless -p[1234] + was specified. See stap-server(8) for more details. + - Global variables which are written to but never read are now automatically displayed when the session does a shutdown. For example: -- cgit