memprof-0.5.1 ported to a 32-bit linuxPPC running YellowDogLinux-4.0.1

[Joseph E. Sacco, PhD]

This is an attempt at hacking memprof-0.5.1 to run on a 32 bit PPC.

Attached are files to implement the changes within the GARNOME framework:

        http://cipherfunk.org/garnome/


Discussion
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Three files were patched in order to get memprof to build, install, and
run.

* bfdutils.c
coding changes made because libbfd has changed since 2002

* memintercept-utils.c
atomic operations taken from glibc to implement
atomic_increment/decrement for platforms that uses glibc
[Must have /usr/include/asm/atomic.h installed].
 
* stack-frame.c
removed an __i386__ restriction and got away with it on a 32 bit PPC
[maybe...]


Observations
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* I doubt this version of memprof will work on a 64 bit machine.

* The build generates a few warnings that appear to be unimportant on a
32 bit machine.

* running the application sometimes generates warnings about failure to
access the very first element in a memory block. 

For example:

        ** (memprof:7657): WARNING **: Cannot read word 0/52 in block
        0x1ffc18d4: Input/output error
        
        
        ** (memprof:7657): WARNING **: Cannot read word 0/2444 in block
        0x3fc577fc: Input/output error
        
        
        ** (memprof:7657): WARNING **: Cannot read word 0/61 in block
        0x3fc57000: Input/output error


-Joseph

-- 
jsacco [at] ydl [dot] net
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GARNAME = memprof
GARVERSION = 0.5.1
CATEGORIES = hacker-tools
DISTFILES = $(GARNAME)-$(GARVERSION).tar.bz2

LIBDEPS = platform/libgnomeui platform/GConf
PATCHFILES = memprof.patch

DESCRIPTION = memprof
define BLURB
 #FIXME: blurb goes here
endef

CONFIGURE_SCRIPTS = $(WORKSRC)/configure
BUILD_SCRIPTS = $(WORKSRC)/Makefile
INSTALL_SCRIPTS = $(WORKSRC)/Makefile

CONFIGURE_ARGS = $(DIRPATHS)

include ../category.mk
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