Here is a summary comparing systemtap GUI and Chime.
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systemtap gui |
chime |
project |
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license |
EPL |
CDDL |
operating system support |
Linux |
BSD, Solaris |
processor support |
wide (as per kprobes/eclipse: x86, x86_64, ppc64, ia64, sparc?, ...) |
narrow (x86_64, sparc) |
core developers |
open community |
open solaris |
development began |
2006 |
2005 ? |
ongoing evolution |
rapid |
slow |
target audience |
developers, users, sysadmins |
users, sysadmins |
target usage |
debugging, development, tracing, profiling |
tracing, profiling |
features |
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interactive development environment |
yes |
no |
run custom scripts |
yes |
no |
graph custom scripts |
yes |
no |
runs without scripting knowlege |
yes |
yes |
drilldown flexability |
wide (use custom scripts or create your own) |
narrow (only custom scripts) |
dynamically generated scripts |
soon |
none |
customizable graphs |
yes |
no |
remote client |
soon |
no |