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(Executing the Program): Add documentation on how to use bbconv.pl.

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2002-07-29 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
* gprof.texi (Executing the Program): Add documentation on how to use
bbconv.pl. Patch by Eric Hanchrow.
2002-07-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
* po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.

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@ -357,7 +357,21 @@ appearance of a human-readable @file{bb.out} means the basic-block
counts didn't get written into @file{gmon.out}.
The Perl script @code{bbconv.pl}, included with the @code{gprof}
source distribution, will convert a @file{bb.out} file into
a format readable by @code{gprof}.
a format readable by @code{gprof}. Invoke it like this:
@smallexample
bbconv.pl < bb.out > @var{bh-data}
@end smallexample
This translates the information in @file{bb.out} into a form that
@code{gprof} can understand. But you still need to tell @code{gprof}
about the existence of this translated information. To do that, include
@var{bb-data} on the @code{gprof} command line, @emph{along with
@file{gmon.out}}, like this:
@smallexample
gprof @var{options} @var{executable-file} gmon.out @var{bb-data} [@var{yet-more-profile-data-files}@dots{}] [> @var{outfile}]
@end smallexample
@node Invoking
@chapter @code{gprof} Command Summary