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*rpctrace* is -- roughly -- an equivavlent to Linux's *strace* or Solaris' or
BSD's *truss*.  It is used to trace [[remote_procedure_call|rpc]]s a process is
doing.

See `rpctrace --help` about how to use it.


# Issues and Patches

* <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?2104> -- don't assert that local port names
  are valid
* <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?3939> -- `rpctrace`d program hangs when signal
  that terminates or suspends it is sent
  * <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?1633> -- terminated with `C-c` `rpctrace`d
    programs hang
* <http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?5580> -- more readable output
* <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?20612> -- heisenbug


# TODO

    <youpi> how to rpctrace a translator ?
    <youpi> ah, just settrans /usr/bin/rpctrace...
    <youpi> hum, it hung, and killing it got a Mach panic (thread in unexpected
      state) ...