How to Install Sysdig from the Source Code - pjcj/sysdig GitHub Wiki

NOTE: sysdig can be compiled under Linux, OSX and Windows, but only the Linux version is capable of capturing events and doing live analysis. On the other platforms, you will be limited to working with the trace files generated by a Linux installation of sysdig.

Linux and OSX

Requirements

• GCC/G++ > 4.4 (Linux) or Clang (for OSX)
• Linux kernel headers
• CMake > 2.8

Installation Instructions

1. Download the sysdig github repository to your local machine
2. From the command line, navigate to the sysdig repository on your local machine
3. Run the following commands:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
make install

To manually specify the installation directory, use the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX variable:

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/my/prefix ..

Windows

Requirements

• Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64) or higher
• Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop (download page)
• cmake for Windows (download page)

Installation Instructions

1. Download the sysdig github repository to your local machine
2. Open a Developer Command Prompt and navigate to the sysdig repository on your local machine
3. Run the following commands:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 12" ..
msbuild sysdig.sln