To unpack the download file: unzip SolarisStudio12.4-Samples.zip which unpacks the contents into the directory: SolarisStudioSampleApplications

The Sample Applications are provided to help you get better acquainted with Oracle Solaris Studio 12.4 analysis tools and dbx debugger. The sample applications are organized as sub-directories that represent a specific Oracle Solaris Studio analysis tool or debugger:

• The Performance Analyzer Tutorial contains several tutorials in the Analyzer sub-directory:
  • Introduction to C Profiling o o
  • Introduction to Java Profiling
  • Java and Mixed Java-C++ Profiling
  • Hardware Counter Profiling on a Multithreaded Program
  • Synchronization tracing on a Multithreaded Program
• The Code Analyzer Tutorial illustrates the following operations and steps you through the samples programs located in the CodeAnalyzer sub-directory:
  • Collecting and Displaying Static Error Data
  • Collecting and Displaying Dynamic Memory Usage Data
  • Collecting and Displaying Code Coverage Data
• dbxtool Tutorial illustrates basic debugging steps using a sample C++ program in the Debugger sub-directory.
• Thread Analyzer User's Guide includes the following tutorials using the sample applications in the ThreadAnalyzer sub-directory:
  • Data Race Tutorial illustrates how to detect and fix data races with the Thread Analyzer
  • The Deadlock Tutorial show how to use the Thread Analyzer to detect potential and actual dead locks