Yet Another ld-wrapping Library Tracker
Y'allt is a (hopefully) unobtrusive user-space spyware tool that monitors usage of scientific software. It is available under the Lesser GPL
- Gather business intelligence events for reporting
- Track link dependencies of user-built applications
- Do not crash at runtime or corrupt the user's environment
Y'allt is a derivative of XALT and its design benefits from years of production experience with XALT and its predecessor AltD. Shout out to Mark, Robert, and Reuben.
Agrawal, K., Fahey, M. R., McLay, R., & James, D. (2014). User Environment Tracking and Problem Detection with XALT. In Proceedings of the First International Workshop on HPC User Support Tools (pp. 32–40). Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE Press. http://doi.org/10.1109/HUST.2014.6