[lttng-dev] Offering to help

[Mathieu Desnoyers]

* David Brown (dafidbrown at gmail.com) wrote:
> Michel and Mathieu,
> 
> Thanks for the welcome messages. Perhaps since I would lie a "quick
> start guide" myself, I should have a look at creating one first.  Is
> there a guide from the first version that needs updating, or is should
> I be looking to answer the FAQs in a structured way to guide people to
> a quick happy result?

Hi David,

There is currently a "Getting Started" page for lttng 2.x
(http://lttng.org/quickstart), but I think it should be enhanced. For
instance, when stating "First make sure you have lttng-modules (the
kernel modules) and lttng-tools installed.", we should probably provide
pointers to README files of individual projects for installation
directives. The goal is to come up with a very concise document that
contains pointers to reach all the detailed information that users might
be looking for through their first steps with lttng.

Maybe some of the extended quickstart guide at
https://bugs.lttng.org/projects/lttng-tools/wiki (refered to by the
first one) might be the right one to expand though.

If you feel we need to promote this guide with a link in the
documentation page or elsewhere, please let us know,

Thanks!

Mathieu



> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> On 7 November 2012 17:33, Mathieu Desnoyers
> <mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com> wrote:
> > Hi David!
> >
> > Glad to see you are interested in helping us :) I see you are on oftc
> > #lttng, which is indeed the right first step.
> >
> > We have plently of things to work on in this project in all your areas
> > of expertise. One that come up to my mind, and have been bugging me for
> > a while, is that we lack a sort of "quickstart guide" for lttng 2.x. A
> > new user has only manpages (and --help) to refer to, but there is no
> > comprehensive document that get people up and running quickly. Is this
> > something you would be interested to contribute ? Proposing it on
> > lttng-dev should help you get feedback.
> >
> > Other than that, a second step would be to look at the bug tracker:
> > bugs.lttng.org , especially the "feature requests" and some low priority
> > bugs that are sitting there. If anything catch your interest, it could
> > be a nice way to dig into the project.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mathieu
> >
> > * David Brown (dafidbrown at gmail.com) wrote:
> >> Hello folks,
> >>
> >> I am interested in some of the problems that the LTTNG tool can be
> >> used to address.  I have some time available, many years experience in
> >> vaguely related areas and am willing to take direction.
> >>
> >> If my help as a developer, tester, or documenter would be appreciated,
> >> please respond.
> >>
> >> regards,
> >> Dave Brown
> >>
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> > Mathieu Desnoyers
> > Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
> > EfficiOS Inc.
> > http://www.efficios.com
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