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From: Robin Cutshaw <robin@intercore.com>
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Subject: Re: ktrace [Was: 2.2-960612-SNAP resolver problems]
To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 11:44:43 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199606151204.OAA01643@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Jun 15, 96 02:04:38 pm
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> 
> I wonder whether we should turn on ktrace by default.  It seems to do
> a fine job, and it might help many people to find out about spurious
> software troubles (namely about the configuration files that are being
> searched by programs).  Right now, only hard-core hackers are using
> it.
> 

I'd vote yes.  I can't count the number of times that truss has pointed
out problems on solaris systems for me.

robin