[bug#63184] [PATCH] gnu: Add systemtap

[Liliana Marie Prikler]

Am Samstag, dem 29.04.2023 um 22:41 -0700 schrieb Andy Tai:
> * gnu/packages/debug.scm (systemtap): New variable
> ---
>  gnu/packages/debug.scm | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/debug.scm b/gnu/packages/debug.scm
> index fe00cb5705..3e01c7f0a2 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/debug.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/debug.scm
> @@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ (define-module (gnu packages debug)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages check)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages code)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
> +  #:use-module (gnu packages cpio)
> +  #:use-module (gnu packages elf)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages flex)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages gdb)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
> @@ -918,3 +920,39 @@ (define-public delve
>      (synopsis "Debugger for the Go programming language")
>      (description "Delve is a debugger for the Go programming
> language.")
>      (license license:expat)))
> +
> +(define-public systemtap
> +  (package
> +    (name "systemtap")
> +    (version "4.9")
> +    (source (origin
> +              (method url-fetch)
> +              (uri (string-append
> +                    "https://sourceware.org/ftp/systemtap/releases/";
> name "-"
> +                    version ".tar.gz"))
> +              (sha256
> +               (base32
> +               
> "161smpv4ajqfncmgylvs89bbix1id60nf0g7clmga2lxxax3646h"))))
> +    (build-system gnu-build-system)
> +    (native-inputs (list cpio python))
> +    (inputs (list elfutils))
> +
> +    (home-page "https://sourceware.org/systemtap/";)
> +    (synopsis "a linux trace/probe tool")
Synopsis should not lead with "a" or "the".
> +    (description
> +     "SystemTap provides free software (GPL) infrastructure to
> simplify the
"free software" is non-informative even with "(GPL)" added, as all
software in Guix should be free.  Leave this information to the license
field.
> +gathering of information about the running Linux system. This
> assists
> +diagnosis of a performance or functional problem. SystemTap
> eliminates the
> +need for the developer to go through the tedious and disruptive
> +instrument, recompile, install, and reboot sequence that may be
> otherwise
> +required to collect data.
> +
> +SystemTap provides a simple command line interface and scripting
> language for
> +writing instrumentation for a live running kernel plus user-space
> applications.
> +We are publishing samples, as well as enlarging the internal
> \"tapset\" script
> +library to aid reuse and abstraction.
> +
> +Among other tracing/probing tools, SystemTap is the tool of choice
> for complex
> +tasks that may require live analysis, programmable on-line response,
> and
> +whole-system symbolic access. SystemTap can also handle simple
> tracing jobs.")
On the whole, this description is very market-y.  I'm sure you can
condense it to a third of its length without losing information. 
(Compression algorithms hate this trick.)

Cheers