From 5c20c659ec371957df08a6347fadfac9bf78a5a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Loek Le Blansch <loek@pipeframe.xyz>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:10:03 +0200
Subject: add notes + callgrind profiling poc

---
 makefile     |  1 +
 research.tex | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 time.txt     |  1 +
 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 02c583e..15eae95 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 all: plan.pdf
+all: research.pdf
 
 LATEXMKFLAGS += -cd
 LATEXMKFLAGS += -interaction=nonstopmode
diff --git a/research.tex b/research.tex
index ca2afed..16dcef4 100644
--- a/research.tex
+++ b/research.tex
@@ -176,15 +176,36 @@ for audio some options could be: FMOD, Wwise, or iirKlang
 
 \subsection{Conclusion}
 
-\section{Memory/debugging}
+% TODO: this entire section
+\section{Profiling and debugging}
+
+% Which profiling and debugging features are wanted?
+% How to provide those profiling and debugging features?
+% Can most of the profiling/debugging be handled by external tools?
+
+% Ideas:
+% - flame graph
+% - watchtable (combine w/ fps/speed control overlay?)
+% - debug printing utility functions
 
 \subsection{Introduction}
 
 \subsection{Findings}
 
+\subsubsection{Callgrind}
+
+\begin{comparison}
+	\pro{Source code does not need to be modified for profiling}
+	\con{Execution speed is severely impacted}
+\end{comparison}
+
 \subsection{Conclusion}
 
-\section{Physics/scripting}
+% TODO: this entire section
+\section{Audio}
+
+% should audio research be scoped down to SDL2 (if that's what we're going with) or
+% standalone libraries only (for modularity?).
 
 \subsection{Introduction}
 
@@ -192,7 +213,13 @@ for audio some options could be: FMOD, Wwise, or iirKlang
 
 \subsection{Conclusion}
 
-\section{Conclusion}
+\section{Physics/scripting}
+
+\subsection{Introduction}
+
+\subsection{Findings}
+
+\subsection{Conclusion}
 
 \section{Gameobjects/components}
 
@@ -202,6 +229,4 @@ for audio some options could be: FMOD, Wwise, or iirKlang
 
 \subsection{Conclusion}
 
-\section{Conclusion}
-
 \end{document}
diff --git a/time.txt b/time.txt
index 671ea4f..53eeac0 100644
--- a/time.txt
+++ b/time.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ loek: 2024-09-10 1h55m project meeting
 loek: 2024-09-10 25m briefing :: watch bob videos
 loek: 2024-09-10 5m docs :: update readme
 loek: 2024-09-10 12m docs :: add comparison package and more example latex code
+loek: 2024-09-11 1h40m research :: profiling and debugging
 
 max: 2024-09-02 1h project meeting :: project kickoff
 max: 2024-09-02 45m project meeting
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