This directory contains the code for our memory phase
visualization utility. Warning: some hacking required.

1) You will need to have access to the source code of the application
you want to visualize. Compile the application with debugging
symbols, and make a static build (no shared libraries).
Don't make a stripped binary.

2) Next, create an object dump file of your application:

% objdump -d -l firefox-bin > firefox.objdump

The object dump file should look like sample.objdump

3) Next, use Pin to create your trace file.

4) Generate the plot of the memory phases for your
trace file (e.g. firefox.gif).

5) Replace the string on line 109 of bb3.java with the path 
to your application.

6) Compile the visualization utility and analysis code:

% wget http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Programming/sprintf/PrintfFormat.java

% javac bb3.java

% javac app.java

7) Analyze your trace file and object dump file:

cat trace.out.gz | gunzip | java bb3 firefox.objdump > firefox.pc

8) Run the visualization utility:

java app firefox.pc firefox.gif