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# Debugging bootstrap
There are two main ways to debug bootstrap itself. The first is through println logging, and the second is through the `tracing` feature.
> FIXME: this section should be expanded
There are two main ways of debugging (and profiling bootstrap). The first is through println logging, and the second is through the `tracing` feature.
## `println` logging
Bootstrap has extensive unstructured logging. Most of it is gated behind the `--verbose` flag (pass `-vv` for even more detail).
If you want to know which `Step` ran a command, you could invoke bootstrap like so:
If you want to see verbose output of executed Cargo commands and other kinds of detailed logs, pass `-v` or `-vv` when invoking bootstrap. Note that the logs are unstructured and may be overwhelming.
```
$ ./x dist rustc --dry-run -vv
learning about cargo
running: RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP="1" "/home/jyn/src/rust2/build/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/stage0/bin/cargo" "metadata" "--format-version" "1" "--no-deps" "--manifest-path" "/home/jyn/src/rust2/Cargo.toml" (failure_mode=Exit) (created at src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs:81:25, executed at src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs:92:50)
running: RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP="1" "/home/jyn/src/rust2/build/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/stage0/bin/cargo" "metadata" "--format-version" "1" "--no-deps" "--manifest-path" "/home/jyn/src/rust2/library/Cargo.toml" (failure_mode=Exit) (created at src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs:81:25, executed at src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs:92:50)
> Assemble { target_compiler: Compiler { stage: 1, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu } }
> Libdir { compiler: Compiler { stage: 1, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu }
> Sysroot { compiler: Compiler { stage: 1, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu }, force_recompile: false }
Removing sysroot /home/jyn/src/rust2/build/tmp-dry-run/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/stage1 to avoid caching bugs
< Sysroot { compiler: Compiler { stage: 1, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu }, force_recompile: false }
< Libdir { compiler: Compiler { stage: 1, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu }
...
```
This will go through all the recursive dependency calculations, where `Step`s internally call `builder.ensure()`, without actually running cargo or the compiler.
In some cases, even this may not be enough logging (if so, please add more!). In that case, you can omit `--dry-run`, which will show the normal output inline with the debug logging:
```
c Sysroot { compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu }, force_recompile: false }
using sysroot /home/jyn/src/rust2/build/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/stage0-sysroot
Building stage0 library artifacts (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
running: cd "/home/jyn/src/rust2" && env ... RUSTC_VERBOSE="2" RUSTC_WRAPPER="/home/jyn/src/rust2/build/bootstrap/debug/rustc" "/home/jyn/src/rust2/build/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/stage0/bin/cargo" "build" "--target" "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" "-Zbinary-dep-depinfo" "-Zroot-dir=/home/jyn/src/rust2" "-v" "-v" "--manifest-path" "/home/jyn/src/rust2/library/sysroot/Cargo.toml" "--message-format" "json-render-diagnostics"
0.293440230s INFO prepare_target{force=false package_id=sysroot v0.0.0 (/home/jyn/src/rust2/library/sysroot) target="sysroot"}: cargo::core::compiler::fingerprint: fingerprint error for sysroot v0.0.0 (/home/jyn/src/rust2/library/sysroot)/Build/TargetInner { name_inferred: true, ..: lib_target("sysroot", ["lib"], "/home/jyn/src/rust2/library/sysroot/src/lib.rs", Edition2021) }
...
```
In most cases this should not be necessary.
TODO: we should convert all this to structured logging so it's easier to control precisely.
## `tracing` in bootstrap
Bootstrap has conditional [`tracing`][tracing] setup to provide structured logging.
Bootstrap has a conditional `tracing` feature, which provides the following features:
- It enables structured logging using [`tracing`][tracing] events and spans.
- It generates a [Chrome trace file] that can be used to visualize the hierarchy and durations of executed steps and commands.
- You can open the generated `chrome-trace.json` file using Chrome, on the `chrome://tracing` tab, or e.g. using [Perfetto].
- It generates [GraphViz] graphs that visualize the dependencies between executed steps.
- You can open the generated `step-graph-*.dot` file using e.g. [xdot] to visualize the step graph, or use e.g. `dot -Tsvg` to convert the GraphViz file to an SVG file.
- It generates a command execution summary, which shows which commands were executed, how many of their executions were cached, and what commands were the slowest to run.
- The generated `command-stats.txt` file is in a simple human-readable format.
The structured logs will be written to standard error output (`stderr`), while the other outputs will be stored in files in the `<build-dir>/bootstrap-trace/<pid>` directory. For convenience, bootstrap will also create a symlink to the latest generated trace output directory at `<build-dir>/bootstrap-trace/latest`.
> Note that if you execute bootstrap with `--dry-run`, the tracing output directory might change. Bootstrap will always print a path where the tracing output files were stored at the end of its execution.
[tracing]: https://docs.rs/tracing/0.1.41/tracing/index.html
[Chrome trace file]: https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/trace-event-profiling-tool/
[Perfetto]: https://ui.perfetto.dev/
[GraphViz]: https://graphviz.org/doc/info/lang.html
[xdot]: https://github.com/jrfonseca/xdot.py
### Enabling `tracing` output
Bootstrap will conditionally build `tracing` support and enable `tracing` output if the `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING` env var is set.
To enable the conditional `tracing` feature, run bootstrap with the `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING` environment variable.
#### Basic usage
Example basic usage[^just-trace]:
[^just-trace]: It is not recommended to use *just* `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=TRACE` because that will dump *everything* at `TRACE` level, including logs intentionally gated behind custom targets as they are too verbose even for `TRACE` level by default.
[tracing_subscriber filter]: https://docs.rs/tracing-subscriber/latest/tracing_subscriber/filter/struct.EnvFilter.html
```bash
$ BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=bootstrap=TRACE ./x build library --stage 1
$ BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=trace ./x build library --stage 1
```
Example output[^unstable]:
```
$ BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=bootstrap=TRACE ./x check src/bootstrap/
$ BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=trace ./x build library --stage 1 --dry-run
Building bootstrap
Compiling bootstrap v0.0.0 (/home/joe/repos/rust/src/bootstrap)
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized] target(s) in 2.74s
DEBUG bootstrap parsing flags
bootstrap::core::config::flags::Flags::parse args=["check", "src/bootstrap/"]
DEBUG bootstrap parsing config based on flags
DEBUG bootstrap creating new build based on config
bootstrap::Build::build
TRACE bootstrap setting up job management
TRACE bootstrap downloading rustfmt early
bootstrap::handling hardcoded subcommands (Format, Suggest, Perf)
DEBUG bootstrap not a hardcoded subcommand; returning to normal handling, cmd=Check { all_targets: false }
DEBUG bootstrap handling subcommand normally
bootstrap::executing real run
bootstrap::(1) executing dry-run sanity-check
bootstrap::(2) executing actual run
Checking stage0 library artifacts (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
Finished `release` profile [optimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.04s
Checking stage0 compiler artifacts {rustc-main, rustc_abi, rustc_arena, rustc_ast, rustc_ast_ir, rustc_ast_lowering, rustc_ast_passes, rustc_ast_pretty, rustc_attr_data_structures, rustc_attr_parsing, rustc_baked_icu_data, rustc_borrowck, rustc_builtin_macros, rustc_codegen_llvm, rustc_codegen_ssa, rustc_const_eval, rustc_data_structures, rustc_driver, rustc_driver_impl, rustc_error_codes, rustc_error_messages, rustc_errors, rustc_expand, rustc_feature, rustc_fluent_macro, rustc_fs_util, rustc_graphviz, rustc_hir, rustc_hir_analysis, rustc_hir_pretty, rustc_hir_typeck, rustc_incremental, rustc_index, rustc_index_macros, rustc_infer, rustc_interface, rustc_lexer, rustc_lint, rustc_lint_defs, rustc_llvm, rustc_log, rustc_macros, rustc_metadata, rustc_middle, rustc_mir_build, rustc_mir_dataflow, rustc_mir_transform, rustc_monomorphize, rustc_next_trait_solver, rustc_parse, rustc_parse_format, rustc_passes, rustc_pattern_analysis, rustc_privacy, rustc_query_impl, rustc_query_system, rustc_resolve, rustc_sanitizers, rustc_serialize, rustc_session, rustc_smir, rustc_span, rustc_symbol_mangling, rustc_target, rustc_trait_selection, rustc_traits, rustc_transmute, rustc_ty_utils, rustc_type_ir, rustc_type_ir_macros, stable_mir} (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
Finished `release` profile [optimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.23s
Checking stage0 bootstrap artifacts (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
Checking bootstrap v0.0.0 (/home/joe/repos/rust/src/bootstrap)
Finished `release` profile [optimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.64s
DEBUG bootstrap checking for postponed test failures from `test --no-fail-fast`
Build completed successfully in 0:00:08
```
#### Controlling tracing output
The env var `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING` accepts a [`tracing` env-filter][tracing-env-filter].
There are two orthogonal ways to control which kind of tracing logs you want:
1. You can specify the log **level**, e.g. `DEBUG` or `TRACE`.
2. You can also control the log **target**, e.g. `bootstrap` or `bootstrap::core::config` vs custom targets like `CONFIG_HANDLING`.
- Custom targets are used to limit what is output when `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=bootstrap=TRACE` is used, as they can be too verbose even for `TRACE` level by default. Currently used custom targets:
- `CONFIG_HANDLING`
The `TRACE` filter will enable *all* `trace` level or less verbose level tracing output.
You can of course combine them (custom target logs are typically gated behind `TRACE` log level additionally):
```bash
$ BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=CONFIG_HANDLING=TRACE ./x build library --stage 1
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized] target(s) in 0.05s
15:56:52.477 INFO > tool::LibcxxVersionTool {target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.575 INFO > compile::Assemble {target_compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.575 INFO > tool::Compiletest {compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.576 INFO > tool::ToolBuild {build_compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, tool: "compiletest", path: "src/tools/compiletest", mode: ToolBootstrap, source_type: InTree, extra_features: [], allow_features: "internal_output_capture", cargo_args: [], artifact_kind: Binary} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.576 INFO > builder::Libdir {compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.576 INFO > compile::Sysroot {compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, force_recompile: false} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.578 INFO > compile::Assemble {target_compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.578 INFO > tool::Compiletest {compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.578 INFO > tool::ToolBuild {build_compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, tool: "compiletest", path: "src/tools/compiletest", mode: ToolBootstrap, source_type: InTree, extra_features: [], allow_features: "internal_output_capture", cargo_args: [], artifact_kind: Binary} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.578 INFO > builder::Libdir {compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
15:56:52.578 INFO > compile::Sysroot {compiler: Compiler { stage: 0, host: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, forced_compiler: false }, force_recompile: false} (builder/mod.rs:1715)
Finished `release` profile [optimized] target(s) in 0.11s
Tracing/profiling output has been written to <src-root>/build/bootstrap-trace/latest
Build completed successfully in 0:00:00
```
[^unstable]: This output is always subject to further changes.
#### Controlling tracing output
The environment variable `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING` accepts a [`tracing_subscriber` filter][tracing-env-filter]. If you set `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=trace`, you will enable all logs, but that can be overwhelming. You can thus use the filter to reduce the amount of data logged.
There are two orthogonal ways to control which kind of tracing logs you want:
1. You can specify the log **level**, e.g. `debug` or `trace`.
- If you select a level, all events/spans with an equal or higher priority level will be shown.
2. You can also control the log **target**, e.g. `bootstrap` or `bootstrap::core::config` or a custom target like `CONFIG_HANDLING` or `STEP`.
- Custom targets are used to limit what kinds of spans you are interested in, as the `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=trace` output can be quite verbose. Currently, you can use the following custom targets:
- `CONFIG_HANDLING`: show spans related to config handling
- `STEP`: show all executed steps. Note that executed commands have `info` event level.
- `COMMAND`: show all executed commands. Note that executed commands have `trace` event level.
You can of course combine them (custom target logs are typically gated behind `TRACE` log level additionally):
```bash
$ BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=CONFIG_HANDLING=trace,STEP=info,COMMAND=trace ./x build library --stage 1
```
[tracing-env-filter]: https://docs.rs/tracing-subscriber/0.3.19/tracing_subscriber/filter/struct.EnvFilter.html
Note that the level that you specify using `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING` also has an effect on the spans that will be recorded in the Chrome trace file.
##### FIXME(#96176): specific tracing for `compiler()` vs `compiler_for()`
The additional targets `COMPILER` and `COMPILER_FOR` are used to help trace what
@ -123,12 +103,6 @@ if [#96176][cleanup-compiler-for] is resolved.
[cleanup-compiler-for]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/96176
### Rendering step graph
When you run bootstrap with the `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING` environment variable configured, bootstrap will automatically output a DOT file that shows all executed steps and their dependencies. The files will have a prefix `bootstrap-steps`. You can use e.g. `xdot` to visualize the file or e.g. `dot -Tsvg` to convert the DOT file to a SVG file.
A separate DOT file will be outputted for dry-run and non-dry-run execution.
### Using `tracing` in bootstrap
Both `tracing::*` macros and the `tracing::instrument` proc-macro attribute need to be gated behind `tracing` feature. Examples:
@ -149,15 +123,6 @@ impl Step for Foo {
todo!()
}
#[cfg_attr(
feature = "tracing",
instrument(
level = "trace",
name = "Foo::run",
skip_all,
fields(compiler = ?builder.compiler),
),
)]
fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) -> Self::Output {
trace!(?run, "entered Foo::run");
@ -172,21 +137,6 @@ For `#[instrument]`, it's recommended to:
- Explicitly pick an instrumentation name via `name = ".."` to distinguish between e.g. `run` of different steps.
- Take care to not cause diverging behavior via tracing, e.g. building extra things only when tracing infra is enabled.
### Profiling bootstrap
You can set the `BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE=1` environment variable to enable command execution profiling during bootstrap. This generates:
* A Chrome trace file (for visualization in `chrome://tracing` or [Perfetto](https://ui.perfetto.dev)) if tracing is enabled via `BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=COMMAND=trace`
* A plain-text summary file, `bootstrap-profile-{pid}.txt`, listing all commands sorted by execution time (slowest first), along with cache hits and working directories
Note: the `.txt` report is always generated when `BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE=1` is set — tracing is not required.
Example usage:
```bash
$ BOOTSTRAP_PROFILE=1 BOOTSTRAP_TRACING=COMMAND=trace ./x build library
```
### rust-analyzer integration?
Unfortunately, because bootstrap is a `rust-analyzer.linkedProjects`, you can't ask r-a to check/build bootstrap itself with `tracing` feature enabled to get relevant completions, due to lack of support as described in <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/issues/8521>.