Supplemental Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version #d155

Chapter 6. Programming

xtrace-fd1e5a

Introduction to xtrace

The xtrace package provides a utility to track X11 messages being exchanged between a client and an X server.

Installation of xtrace

Compile xtrace by running the following commands: 

autoreconf -fiv &&
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

In order to avoid conflicts with the xtrace binary installed by Glibc, execute the following commands as the root user to install the package: 

DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR make install &&
mv -v DESTDIR/usr/bin/xtrace{,_x11} &&
mv -v DESTDIR/usr/share/man/man1/xtrace{,_x11}.1 &&
cp -vR DESTDIR/usr/* /usr

Contents

Installed Programs: xtrace_x11
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/share/xtrace

Short Descriptions

xtrace_x11

traces X11 messages, most often used for debugging