From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19028 invoked by alias); 24 Jan 2014 08:27:44 -0000 Mailing-List: contact systemtap-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: systemtap-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 19019 invoked by uid 89); 24 Jan 2014 08:27:44 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-we0-f195.google.com Received: from mail-we0-f195.google.com (HELO mail-we0-f195.google.com) (74.125.82.195) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:27:42 +0000 Received: by mail-we0-f195.google.com with SMTP id x55so722418wes.10 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:27:39 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.187.16 with SMTP id fo16mr2252487wic.26.1390552059655; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:27:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.194.173.37 with HTTP; Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:27:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:27:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Cross compile systemtap From: Jey Jay To: systemtap@sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2014-q1/txt/msg00061.txt.bz2 Adding: https://github.com/RasPlex/systemtap/blob/master/README.unprivileged The above README also doesn't talk about Host- Target scenario. -Jey On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Jey Jay wrote: > I am able to compile and run most of the scripts listed in > https://sourceware.org/systemtap/examples/index.html > > My question is why we need "sudo" permission for compiling systemtap?? > > This link https://sourceware.org/systemtap/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/cross-compiling.html > talks only about deploying in similar systems. > > But I'm compiling in X86 and running in ARM. > > For running a systemtap generated module, it is good to protect only > for privileged user. Is there any specific reason for need of sudo > permission during compile time also??? > > Regards > Jey