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OS X XRay
Oct 05, 2007 07:44
Some of you may have heard of DTrace,
the rather nifty microscope-like
diagnostic/debugging tool from Sun that lets
you examine almost every aspect of the operating
system's functioning in real-time. It's extremely
useful for everyone from developers to sysadmins.
Well, there have been various efforts to port DTrace to other platforms. Apple's got their own effort waiting in the wings as part of the new XCode developer package to ship with Leopard: XRay. XRay is a combination of DTrace and an extremely nice, polished GUI for it. I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on Leopard, and this just makes me want it more.
To get some idea of the extreme flexibility of DTrace, have a look at this DTrace script, designed to diagnose timing issues with application/OS DNS queries. Keen!
Well, there have been various efforts to port DTrace to other platforms. Apple's got their own effort waiting in the wings as part of the new XCode developer package to ship with Leopard: XRay. XRay is a combination of DTrace and an extremely nice, polished GUI for it. I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on Leopard, and this just makes me want it more.
To get some idea of the extreme flexibility of DTrace, have a look at this DTrace script, designed to diagnose timing issues with application/OS DNS queries. Keen!
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