HP 64783A, User Manual

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Step 4. End the performance measurement
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To end the performance measurement, enter:
performance_measurement_end
The performance_measurement_end command takes the data generated by the
performance_measurement_run command and places it in a file named perf.out
in the current directory. If a file named "perf.out" already exists in the current
directory, it will be overwritten. Therefore, if you wish to save a performance
measurement, you must rename the perf.out file before performing another
measurement.
The performance_measurement_end command does not affect the current
performance measurement data which exists within the emulation system. In other
words, you can add more traces later to the existing performance measurement by
entering another performance_measurement_run command.
Once you have entered the performance_measurement_end command, you can
use the perf32 report generator to look at the data saved in the perf.out file.
The "perf.out" file is a binary file. Do not try to read it with the UNIX more or cat
commands. The perf32 report generator utility (described in the following section)
must be used to read the contents of the "perf.out" file.
Chapter 7: Making Software Performance Measurements
To use the Software Performance Measurement Tool
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