Thread: C++ code profiler

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    C++ code profiler

    Hi, could anyone suggest a good c++ code profiler. I have been using a gprof but now i need something more sensitive. something that can tell me within each function how much time is spend on a particular line of code.

    Is there anything out there that can do that?

    thnx

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    Windows? Linux?

    I use "Very Sleepy" on Windows, which is a sampling-based profiler. Its very non-invasive, but wont catch everything with 100% accuracy.
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    Code:
    void foo ( int n ) {
      for ( int i = 0 ; i < n ; i++ ) {
        printf("n=%d\n", i );
      }
    }
    The actual time executing a single loop iteration is minuscule compared to everything else going on.

    What might be more interesting is seeing that the loop was executed say 1000 times.
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    Quote Originally Posted by baxy View Post
    Hi, could anyone suggest a good c++ code profiler. I have been using a gprof but now i need something more sensitive. something that can tell me within each function how much time is spend on a particular line of code.
    gprof will profile lines if you pass the -l option.
    Code:
    //try
    //{
    	if (a) do { f( b); } while(1);
    	else   do { f(!b); } while(1);
    //}

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