Installing TotalView
NOTE: The macOS uses a graphical installer. See macOS Installations.
Unpack the Tar Ball
Download the tar file version for your platform and use the tar command to extract TotalView. For example:
tar xvf totalview_<version_platform>.tar
tar xvf totalview_<version>-doc.tar
Before you can debug a program with TotalView, you must obtain a license. You can obtain one by filling in the form located at https://totalview.io/free-trial.
Install TotalView
1. (Optional) Become the root user
Go to the system on which you are installing TotalView and become the root user:
Go to the system on which you are installing TotalView and become the root user:
su root
In some circumstances, you’ll want to use the sudo command instead of su. If you use the sudo command, you’ll be typing sudo ./Install instead of ./Install in step 2.
Installing TotalView as the root user prevents users from modifying the software. However, you should not run TotalView as root.
2. Start the Install program
Go to the directory containing the files extracted from the downloaded tar file, then start the Install program by entering:
Go to the directory containing the files extracted from the downloaded tar file, then start the Install program by entering:
./Install
This runs the installer script in interactive mode in which you are prompted with options or to provide information. For detail on using this command, type ./Install -help. If you use any of the options described by the help, the installation procedure is no longer interactive.
3. Accept the license terms
To view the license terms, select ?. You must accept the license terms to continue the installation.
To view the license terms, select ?. You must accept the license terms to continue the installation.
4. Choose an installation directory
The Install program asks that you name an installation directory. The directory must already exist; if not, the program requests a new location.
The Install program asks that you name an installation directory. The directory must already exist; if not, the program requests a new location.
If you do not enter a name, the installation directory will either be /usr/ or /opt/, depending on the system.
This manual refers to the installation directory’s pathname as <installdir>.
5. Choose the components to install
If you are installing TotalView for multiple platforms in a common NFS directory, install the common components only once.
6. Create a symbolic link (optional)
You can create a symbolic link (named totalview) to this installation directory. If you are not the root user, Install may be unable to create the link, so you should respond “n” (no) to the prompt. If Install cannot create the link, you can ignore its complaints and continue installing TotalView by pressing Enter.
You can create a symbolic link (named totalview) to this installation directory. If you are not the root user, Install may be unable to create the link, so you should respond “n” (no) to the prompt. If Install cannot create the link, you can ignore its complaints and continue installing TotalView by pressing Enter.
At this point, the Install program has created a toolworks directory with these subdirectories:
tv_licensememoryscape.<version> (optional)totalview.<version>. This is where Install places TotalView.7. Exit from root (optional)
If you became root using su, exit from root after Install concludes by typing:
If you became root using su, exit from root after Install concludes by typing:
exit
8. Test the installation
Test if TotalView was successfully installed by entering:
Test if TotalView was successfully installed by entering:
<installdir>/toolworks/totalview.<version>/bin/totalview
TotalView prints information that includes a version number to the console, and the user interface launches.
TotalView requires a valid license to debug a program. Continue to the next section, Demo License Installation, to install your demo license.
