Sysprof

Profiling tool that helps in finding the functions in which a program uses most of its time

Useful resources

• sysprof+Builder

• post about sysprof

Old sysprof resources

• Sysprof home page

• Sysprof quickstart

• /ideas - Ideas for future improvements to sysprof.

• Profiling entire system activity with sysprof

Installation

Sysprof can be found in many recent distibutions or obtained from GNOME Git, inside the sysprof module:

git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/sysprof

You need to compile it using the kernel headers package provided by your distribution. Read then the Sysprof quickstart to set it up.

Examples of use

• How to use sysprof 3

Old examples of use

• Profiling Gedit

• Profiling the file chooser

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