Please stabilize ~dev-util/systemtap-2.0. Version less 2.0 have more bag and very old.
Systemtap 2.0 fails with newer kernels (tried with 3.7.0), but their git log appears to show like they have fixed it. Maybe apply some patches first? # stap -ve 'probe begin { log("hello world") exit () }' Pass 1: parsed user script and 89 library script(s) using 94896virt/21964res/3024shr/19320data kb, in 110usr/10sys/115real ms. Pass 2: analyzed script: 1 probe(s), 2 function(s), 0 embed(s), 0 global(s) using 95424virt/22712res/3280shr/19848data kb, in 0usr/0sys/4real ms. Pass 3: translated to C into "/tmp/.private/root/stapZoIuNp/stap_44505e534dd5cdf9c3f4862be9dff5b7_999_src.c" using 95424virt/23012res/3552shr/19848data kb, in 0usr/0sys/0real ms. In file included from /usr/share/systemtap/runtime/linux/task_finder.c:17:0, from /usr/share/systemtap/runtime/linux/runtime.h:169, from /usr/share/systemtap/runtime/runtime.h:17, from /tmp/.private/root/stapZoIuNp/stap_44505e534dd5cdf9c3f4862be9dff5b7_999_src.c:20: /usr/share/systemtap/runtime/linux/task_finder2.c: In function '__stp_get_mm_path': /usr/share/systemtap/runtime/linux/task_finder2.c:441:24: error: 'VM_EXECUTABLE' undeclared (first use in this function) /usr/share/systemtap/runtime/linux/task_finder2.c:441:24: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in make[1]: *** [/tmp/.private/root/stapZoIuNp/stap_44505e534dd5cdf9c3f4862be9dff5b7_999_src.o] Error 1 make: *** [_module_/tmp/.private/root/stapZoIuNp] Error 2 WARNING: kbuild exited with status: 2 Pass 4: compiled C into "stap_44505e534dd5cdf9c3f4862be9dff5b7_999.ko" in 3120usr/680sys/3921real ms. Pass 4: compilation failed. Try again with another '--vp 0001' option.
dev-util/systemtap-2.4 with sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.10.25 succeeded the test #1 showed. $ uname -r 3.10.25-gentoo $ stap --version Systemtap translator/driver (version 2.4/0.149, non-git sources) Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Red Hat, Inc. and others This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. enabled features: AVAHI LIBSQLITE3 NSS BOOST_SHARED_PTR TR1_UNORDERED_MAP NLS LIBVIRT LIBXML2 $ sudo stap -ve 'probe begin { log("hello world") exit () }' Pass 1: parsed user script and 96 library script(s) using 118288virt/28512res/3128shr/26048data kb, in 140usr/10sys/150real ms. Pass 2: analyzed script: 1 probe(s), 2 function(s), 0 embed(s), 0 global(s) using 118816virt/29304res/3232shr/26576data kb, in 10usr/0sys/4real ms. Pass 3: translated to C into "/tmp/stapQHP5EM/stap_bd90ab0fbff648970504748d26c440dd_956_src.c" using 118816virt/29876res/3748shr/26576data kb, in 0usr/0sys/0real ms. Pass 4: compiled C into "stap_bd90ab0fbff648970504748d26c440dd_956.ko" in 5980usr/610sys/6748real ms. Pass 5: starting run. hello world Pass 5: run completed in 0usr/10sys/298real ms.
Maybe a newer version would be a better candidate
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 500728 ***
