NAME

       stap-prep - prepare system for systemtap use

SYNOPSIS

       stap-prep [ KERNEL_VERSION ]

DESCRIPTION

       The  stap-prep  executable  prepares  the  system  for  systemtap use by installing kernel
       headers, debug symbols and  build  tools  that  match  the  currently  running  kernel  or
       optionally the kernel version given by the user.

       If  the  debuginfod-find  tool  is  installed  and is able to fetch debuginfo for a kernel
       component, it is assumed to remain available later.  In this case, no debug  symbols  will
       be downloaded during stap-prep.

       The  exact  behavior  of  stap-prep  may be customized by the distribution maintainers. It
       might for example only give suggestions and not actually install the required packages  if
       that is difficult to automate.

EXAMPLES

              $ stap-prep
              Please install linux-image-3.2.0-2-amd64-dbg

SEE ALSO

       http://sourceware.org/elfutils/Debuginfod.html
       stap(1)

BUGS

       Use   the   Bugzilla   link   of   the   project   web   page   or   our   mailing   list.
       http://sourceware.org/systemtap/,<systemtap@sourceware.org>.

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