Cross compile systemtap

Cross compile systemtap

[Jey Jay]

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

Re: Cross compile systemtap

[Jey Jay]

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 <rjayavrp2@gmail.com> 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

Re: Cross compile systemtap

[Frank Ch. Eigler]

Jey Jay <rjayavrp2@gmail.com> writes:

> [...]  My question is why we need "sudo" permission for compiling
> systemtap?? [...]

You don't / shouldn't - either for compiling systemtap itself, or to
run systemtap to compile modules (stap -p4 ...), or to use the
cross-host remote-execution (stap --remote=HOST) or remote-compilation
(stap --use-server=HOST) capabilities.

- FChE