no strace for x64 (64 bits)

[kenorb]

> sudo portinstall strace
[Gathering depends for devel/strace . done]
** Port marked as IGNORE: devel/strace:
	is only for i386, while you are running amd64

I know alternatives such as truss, ktrace.
But I want strace.
Why it doesn't work for x64?
It's compilable on Linux x64, why it isn't on FreeBSD x64?

 

[richardpl]

FreeBSD is not Linux.
Dunno, but I belive that strace on i386 is just hack.

 

[SirDice]

Strace uses ptrace(2), just like truss. There's also dtrace(1). To be honest I don't see the added benefit of strace.

 

[kenorb]

dtrace doesn't work for me.

> dtrace ls
dtrace: failed to initialize dtrace: DTrace device not available on system
> sudo dtrace ls
dtrace: failed to initialize dtrace: DTrace device not available on system

I need strace, instead of truss, because it's more advanced and more intuitive. I could select the tracing category (network, file, or specified functions to trace, etc). Truss can't.

 

[SirDice]

dtrace doesn't work for me.

> dtrace ls
dtrace: failed to initialize dtrace: DTrace device not available on system
> sudo dtrace ls
dtrace: failed to initialize dtrace: DTrace device not available on system

http://wiki.freebsd.org/DTrace