930255 – dev-debug/extrace - trace exec() calls system-wide

Bug 930255 - dev-debug/extrace - trace exec() calls system-wide

Summary: dev-debug/extrace - trace exec() calls system-wide

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal
Assignee:	No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it

URL:	https://github.com/leahneukirchen/ext...
Whiteboard:
Keywords:

Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2024-04-19 18:15 UTC by Oliver Nutter
Modified:	2024-04-19 19:54 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

See Also:
Package list:
Runtime testing required:	---

Attachments
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.

Description Oliver Nutter 2024-04-19 18:15:27 UTC

Hi, I found this handy utility while using Void Linux. It allows tracing exec() calls system-wide, for a given PID, or for a command line. Much handier than strace -fe exec...

It also comes with pwait(1) to wait for a given PID to exit, useful when you decide you want to chain a long running command with ; or && or || after you've already started it.

I assume dev-debug would be the right category as with strace and ltrace. It's packaged in Void, Ubuntu, Debian, and OpenSUSE if examples are needed, but the build is dead simple.

Reproducible: Always