Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2015-03-06-multilib

Chapter 13. Programming

Valgrind-3.10.1

Introduction to Valgrind

Valgrind is an instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools. There are Valgrind tools that can automatically detect many memory management and threading bugs, and profile programs in detail. Valgrind can also be used to build new tools.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.7 platform.

Package Information

  • Download (HTTP): http://valgrind.org/downloads/valgrind-3.10.1.tar.bz2

  • Download MD5 sum: 60ddae962bc79e7c95cfc4667245707f

  • Download size: 10.5 MB

  • Estimated disk space required: 401 MB and an additional 20 MB for tests

  • Estimated build time: 1.1 SBU and an additional 4.7 SBU for tests

Additional Downloads

Valgrind Dependencies

Optional

Boost-1.57.0, LLVM-3.5.1 (with Clang), GDB-7.9 (for tests), and OpenMP

Optional for regenerating the documentation

libxslt-1.1.28 and texlive-20140525 (or install-tl-unx)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/valgrind

Installation of Valgrind

First apply the following patch for allowing the configure script to use glibc-2.21: 

patch -Np1 -i ../valgrind-3.10.1-glibc_2.21-1.patch

Install Valgrind by running the following commands: 

sed -i 's/-mt//g' configure &&
sed -i 's|/doc/valgrind||' docs/Makefile.in &&

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --datadir=/usr/share/doc/valgrind-3.10.1 &&
make

To test the results, issue: make regtest. The tests may hang forever if GDB-7.9 is not installed.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

sed -i 's/-mt//g' configure: Fixes configure script to find newer versions of Boost.

sed -i ... docs/Makefile.in : This sed provides for installing the documentation in a versioned directory.

Contents

Installed Programs: callgrind_annotate, callgrind_control, cg_annotate, cg_diff, cg_merge, ms_print, valgrind, valgrind-di-server, valgrind-listener, and vgdb
Installed Library: libcoregrind-<Arch>-linux.a, libreplacemalloc_toolpreload-<Arch>-linux.a, libvex-<Arch>-linux.a, vgpreload_core-<Arch>-linux.so, vgpreload_drd-<Arch>-linux.so, vgpreload_exp-dhat-<Arch>-linux.so, vgpreload_exp-sgcheck-<Arch>-linux.so, vgpreload_helgrind-<Arch>-linux.so, vgpreload_massif-<Arch>-linux.so, and vgpreload_memcheck-<Arch>-linux.so, where <Arch>=x86, amd64
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/valgrind, /usr/include/valgrind, and /usr/share/doc/valgrind-3.10.1

Short Descriptions

valgrind

is a program for debugging and profiling Linux executables.

callgrind_annotate

takes an output file produced by the Valgrind tool Callgrind and prints the information in an easy-to-read form.

callgrind_control

controls programs being run by the Valgrind tool Callgrind.

cg_annotate

is a post-processing tool for the Valgrind tool Cachegrind.

cg_diff

compares two Cachegrind output files.

cg_merge

merges multiple Cachegrind output files into one.

ms_print

takes an output file produced by the Valgrind tool Massif and prints the information in an easy-to-read form.

valgrind-di-server

is a server that reads debuginfo from objects stored on a different machine.

valgrind-listener

listens on a socket for Valgrind commentary.

vgdb

is an intermediary between Valgrind and GDB or a shell.

Last updated on 2015-02-24 00:00:51 -0500