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PTracer

A command-line compiler listener for Windows 10

PTracer allows to extract compile database on windows as well as intercept process in windows. Literally any kind of application could be intercepted via PTracer.

PTracer is a command line application which observes any applications processes on Windows 10.
PTracer observe a process and its child process

Options

--help, -h                               help and options
--version                                see version
--verbose, -v                            verbose
--output, -o                             output as json

Usage:
PTrace [application]

Supported Compilers

* GCC/G++
* Clang/Clang++
* Go compiler
* MSBuild(as build system)

Does not support

* Convention based build systems Gradle and Maven(currently)

For example we can observe the compilation process simple c++ application main.cpp

#include<iostream>

int main()
{
  std::cout << "Hello, PTracer is watching you!\n";
}

PTracer g++ main.cpp -o hello

The JSON output

{
  "directory": "C:/Users/mehme/Desktop/PTracer/x64/Release",
  "Command": "make",
  "Children": [
    {
      "directory": "C:/Users/mehme/Desktop/PTracer/x64/Release",
      "Command": "g++ -Wall -o hello main.cpp",
      "Children": [
        {
          "directory": "C:/Users/mehme/Desktop/PTracer/x64/Release",
          "Command": "'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/cc1plus.exe' -quiet -iprefix 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/' -D_REENTRANT main.cpp -quiet -dumpbase main.cpp -mtune=generic -march=i686 -auxbase main -Wall -o C:/Users/mehme/AppData/Local/Temp/ccGxXmkS.s",
          "Children": []
        },
        {
          "directory": "C:/Users/mehme/Desktop/PTracer/x64/Release",
          "Command": "'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/bin/as.exe' -o C:/Users/mehme/AppData/Local/Temp/ccGsCIr2.o C:/Users/mehme/AppData/Local/Temp/ccGxXmkS.s",
          "Children": []
        },
        {
          "directory": "C:/Users/mehme/Desktop/PTracer/x64/Release",
          "Command": "'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/collect2.exe' -plugin 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/liblto_plugin-0.dll' '-plugin-opt=C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/lto-wrapper.exe' -plugin-opt=-fresolution=C:/Users/mehme/AppData/Local/Temp/ccB04OV3.res -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingw32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmoldname -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingwex -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmsvcrt -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lpthread -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-ladvapi32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lshell32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-luser32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lkernel32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-liconv -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingw32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmoldname -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingwex -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmsvcrt --sysroot=C:/mingw810/i686-810-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32 -m i386pe -Bdynamic -u ___register_frame_info -u ___deregister_frame_info -o hello.exe 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/crt2.o' 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/crtbegin.o' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../lib' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/lib' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../..' C:/Users/mehme/AppData/Local/Temp/ccGsCIr2.o -lstdc++ -lmingw32 -lgcc_s -lgcc -lmoldname -lmingwex -lmsvcrt -lpthread -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -luser32 -lkernel32 -liconv -lmingw32 -lgcc_s -lgcc -lmoldname -lmingwex -lmsvcrt 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/crtend.o'",
          "Children": [
            {
              "directory": "C:/Users/mehme/Desktop/PTracer/x64/Release",
              "Command": "'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe' -plugin 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/liblto_plugin-0.dll' '-plugin-opt=C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../libexec/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/lto-wrapper.exe' -plugin-opt=-fresolution=C:/Users/mehme/AppData/Local/Temp/ccB04OV3.res -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingw32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmoldname -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingwex -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmsvcrt -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lpthread -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-ladvapi32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lshell32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-luser32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lkernel32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-liconv -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingw32 -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc_s -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lgcc -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmoldname -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmingwex -plugin-opt=-pass-through=-lmsvcrt --sysroot=C:/mingw810/i686-810-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32 -m i386pe -Bdynamic -u ___register_frame_info -u ___deregister_frame_info -o hello.exe 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/crt2.o' 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/crtbegin.o' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../lib' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/lib' '-LC:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/../../..' C:/Users/mehme/AppData/Local/Temp/ccGsCIr2.o -lstdc++ -lmingw32 -lgcc_s -lgcc -lmoldname -lmingwex -lmsvcrt -lpthread -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -luser32 -lkernel32 -liconv -lmingw32 -lgcc_s -lgcc -lmoldname -lmingwex -lmsvcrt 'C:/Program Files (x86)/mingw-w64/i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/8.1.0/crtend.o'",
              "Children": []
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Set custom compiler on windows

PTracer.exe  cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang .

Notes

To use extracted batch script, remove the first command from compile.bat

#### Compile from source code
* Visual Studio 19
* Windows Operating System(tested on Windows 10)

Credits

Many thanks to Roger Or for his aweseome tool NtTrace

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