\chapentry {Introduction to Profiling}{1}{1}
\chapentry {Compiling a Program for Profiling}{2}{3}
\chapentry {Executing the Program}{3}{5}
\chapentry {\code {gprof} Command Summary}{4}{7}
\secentry {Output Options}{4}{1}{7}
\secentry {Analysis Options}{4}{2}{10}
\secentry {Miscellaneous Options}{4}{3}{12}
\secentry {Depricated Options}{4}{4}{13}
\secentry {Symspecs}{4}{5}{13}
\chapentry {Interpreting \code {gprof}'s Output}{5}{15}
\secentry {The Flat Profile}{5}{1}{15}
\secentry {The Call Graph}{5}{2}{17}
\subsecentry {The Primary Line}{5}{2}{1}{18}
\subsecentry {Lines for a Function's Callers}{5}{2}{2}{19}
\subsecentry {Lines for a Function's Subroutines}{5}{2}{3}{20}
\subsecentry {How Mutually Recursive Functions Are Described}{5}{2}{4}{21}
\secentry {Line-by-line Profiling}{5}{3}{23}
\secentry {The Annotated Source Listing}{5}{4}{25}
\chapentry {Inaccuracy of \code {gprof} Output}{6}{27}
\secentry {Statistical Sampling Error}{6}{1}{27}
\secentry {Estimating \code {children} Times}{6}{2}{28}
\chapentry {Answers to Common Questions}{7}{29}
\chapentry {Incompatibilities with Unix \code {gprof}}{8}{31}
\chapentry {Details of Profiling}{9}{33}
\secentry {Implementation of Profiling}{9}{1}{33}
\secentry {Profiling Data File Format}{9}{2}{35}
\subsecentry {Histogram Records}{9}{2}{1}{35}
\subsecentry {Call-Graph Records}{9}{2}{2}{36}
\subsecentry {Basic-Block Execution Count Records}{9}{2}{3}{36}
\secentry {\code {gprof}'s Internal Operation}{9}{3}{36}
\subsecentry {Debugging \code {gprof}}{9}{3}{1}{39}