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[RFA] Correction to gprof.texi
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- Subject: [RFA] Correction to gprof.texi
- From: Ben Elliston <bje at redhat dot com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:41:40 +1000 (EST)
I am resubmitting this patch from several months ago; perhaps it was
dropped on the floor? I have not checked it in myself, since I am not
absolutely certain that it is correct. Could someone review it?
Ben
2001-06-12 Ben Elliston <bje@redhat.com>
* gprof.texi (File Format): Profile data files are stored in
target byte order, not host byte order.
Index: gprof.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/cvsfiles/devo/gprof/gprof.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -c -r1.19 gprof.texi
*** gprof.texi 2001/04/19 12:45:32 1.19
--- gprof.texi 2001/06/11 23:40:09
***************
*** 1836,1844 ****
The new file format is defined in header file @file{gmon_out.h}. It
consists of a header containing the magic cookie and a version number,
as well as some spare bytes available for future extensions. All data
! in a profile data file is in the native format of the host on which
! the profile was collected. @sc{gnu} @code{gprof} adapts automatically to the
! byte-order in use.
In the new file format, the header is followed by a sequence of
records. Currently, there are three different record types: histogram
--- 1836,1844 ----
The new file format is defined in header file @file{gmon_out.h}. It
consists of a header containing the magic cookie and a version number,
as well as some spare bytes available for future extensions. All data
! in a profile data file is in the native format of the target for which
! the profile was collected. @sc{gnu} @code{gprof} adapts automatically
! to the byte-order in use.
In the new file format, the header is followed by a sequence of
records. Currently, there are three different record types: histogram