gprof
E59600
gprof is a performance analysis tool that profiles program execution to help developers identify time-consuming functions and optimize their code.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| gprof canonical | 2 |
| GNU gprof | 1 |
| GNU gprof manual | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T477814 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gprof Context triple: [GNU Compiler Collection, includesTool, gprof]
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A.
GNU Debugger
GNU Debugger (GDB) is a widely used free and open-source debugging tool for programs written in languages like C, C++, and Fortran, allowing developers to inspect and control program execution.
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B.
GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
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C.
GPC
GPC is the GNU Pascal Compiler, a free, open-source Pascal compiler that is part of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) project.
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D.
GML
GML (Geography Markup Language) is an XML-based standard developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium for modeling, transporting, and storing geographic information and spatial features.
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E.
CGF
CGF is the abbreviation for the Commonwealth Games Federation, the international organization responsible for overseeing and managing the Commonwealth Games and related sporting events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: gprof Target entity description: gprof is a performance analysis tool that profiles program execution to help developers identify time-consuming functions and optimize their code.
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A.
GNU Debugger
GNU Debugger (GDB) is a widely used free and open-source debugging tool for programs written in languages like C, C++, and Fortran, allowing developers to inspect and control program execution.
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B.
GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
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C.
GPC
GPC is the GNU Pascal Compiler, a free, open-source Pascal compiler that is part of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) project.
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D.
GML
GML (Geography Markup Language) is an XML-based standard developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium for modeling, transporting, and storing geographic information and spatial features.
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E.
CGF
CGF is the abbreviation for the Commonwealth Games Federation, the international organization responsible for overseeing and managing the Commonwealth Games and related sporting events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performance analysis tool
ⓘ
profiler ⓘ profiling tool ⓘ software development tool ⓘ |
| canMeasure |
number of calls between functions
ⓘ
time spent in descendants of a function ⓘ time spent in each function ⓘ |
| category |
GNU Project
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU Project software
software profiling tools ⓘ |
| commandLineInterface | yes ⓘ |
| developer | GNU Project ⓘ |
| distribution |
included in GNU toolchain
ⓘ
included with many Unix toolchains ⓘ |
| documentation |
gprof
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU gprof manual
|
| input | profiling data file gmon.out ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| limitation |
cannot easily profile dynamically loaded libraries in some setups
ⓘ
does not handle multi-threaded programs well ⓘ overhead from instrumentation can affect timing ⓘ |
| method |
instrumentation of function calls
ⓘ
statistical sampling of program counter ⓘ |
| output |
call graph profile
ⓘ
flat profile of function execution times ⓘ |
| outputFormat | human-readable text report ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Binutils ⓘ |
| platform |
BSD systems
ⓘ
GNU/Linux ⓘ Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS (via developer tools or ports) ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
code optimization support
ⓘ
identifying time-consuming functions ⓘ performance profiling of programs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
GNU Compiler Collection
ⓘ
Valgrind callgrind ⓘ gperftools ⓘ perf (Linux profiler) ⓘ |
| requires |
linking with profiling-enabled runtime libraries
ⓘ
programs compiled with profiling options ⓘ |
| softwareGenre | program analysis software ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Fortran ⓘ |
| supportsOption |
-A (annotated source)
ⓘ
-b (brief output) ⓘ -p (flat profile only) ⓘ -q (call graph only) ⓘ |
| typicalWorkflowStep |
compile program with -pg option using GCC
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run gprof on the executable and gmon.out ⓘ run the compiled program to generate gmon.out ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: gprof Description of subject: gprof is a performance analysis tool that profiles program execution to help developers identify time-consuming functions and optimize their code.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GNU gprof
this entity surface form:
GNU gprof manual