Stan Sieler ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Hi,
 
: Does anyone know if there is an HP-UX equivalent to SPT/iX or Sampler?
 
: (I'm asking this group, rather than comp.sys.hp.hpux, because you are
: more likely to be familiar with the terms "SPT/iX" and "Sampler").
 
 
Stan:
 
  There is nothing quite like SPT/iX on HP-UX.  There are some tools that
  do some similar functions, but they do not behave the same.
  SPT can have a granularity down to the intrinsic level.  It uses the MI
  to monitor a program.  It is not necessary to recompile the program
  being monitored, unless the SPT-specific intrinsics are used.
 
  On HP-UX, the DPAT program, part of the HP/PAK set, does something
  similar to SPT, but it uses a different mechanism.  It actually samples
  the program information at intervals specified by the user.  The
  Measurement Interface has nothing to do with it.  Results are similar,
  but the collection methods vary.