godotengine
Add documentation on how to use Tracy and Perfetto
This takes the existing using_cpp_profilers.rst and moves it to be about "Sampling profilers" (sampling_profilers.rst), so that a new page can be added about "Tracing profilers" (like Perfetto and Tracy!) and makes the old URL into an index that explains the difference and links to both pages.
~~This is marked as DRAFT for the moment, because it only covers Perfetto - I actually haven't had a chance try Tracy yet :-)~~
I've filled in the docs for Tracy now too, so taking this out of draft!
Given that I've only just tried Tracy for the first time, I'm very curious to hear if I'm using it correctly or not :-)
@Ivorforce @AThousandShips Thanks for the review! I think I've integrated all your feedback in my latest push :-)
When I previously used a Tracy integration, GDExtensions could not reload. (At least on Linux, I'm not sure about Windows).
If this is still true, it may be worth mentioning.
Aha, that should explain it. The tracy GDExtension is, well, a GDExtension. It's possible that the hot reload didn't work well with how tracy's / the extension's assumptions. Godot's integration is in core, and does not use the GDExtension system. As such, I don't think it will affect whether GDExtensions can reload or not. But thanks for reporting, we'll keep an eye on it!
Oh my bad, I misinterpreted your question. I actually had it compiled as a custom module, not as GDExtension.
To make line numbers show up correctly for tracy, these two checkboxes in the player settings need to be checked:
This should be in the docs, too.
To make line numbers show up correctly for tracy, these two checkboxes in the player settings need to be checked:
Let's save this bit for a follow-up. I'd really like to get the simplest "getting started" steps merged in this PR, and then it can be built upon
Let's save this bit for a follow-up. I'd really like to get the simplest "getting started" steps merged in this PR, and then it can be built upon.
I tend to agree with this approach, but it’s very easy to add now, and without it, it will lead to issue reports. it makes the GDScript tracy implementation seem broken.
