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 <h4 class="subsection">5.2.1 The Primary Line</h4>

 <p>The <em>primary line</em> in a call graph entry is the line that
 describes the function which the entry is about and gives the overall
 statistics for this function.
 </p>
 <p>For reference, we repeat the primary line from the entry for function
 <code>report</code> in our main example, together with the heading line that
 shows the names of the fields:
 </p>
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 <pre class="smallexample">index  % time    self  children called     name
 &hellip;
 [3]    100.0    0.00    0.05       1         report [3]
 </pre></div>

 <p>Here is what the fields in the primary line mean:
 </p>
 <dl compact="compact">
 <dt><code>index</code></dt>
 <dd><p>Entries are numbered with consecutive integers.  Each function
 therefore has an index number, which appears at the beginning of its
 primary line.
 </p>
 <p>Each cross-reference to a function, as a caller or subroutine of
 another, gives its index number as well as its name.  The index number
 guides you if you wish to look for the entry for that function.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt><code>% time</code></dt>
 <dd><p>This is the percentage of the total time that was spent in this
 function, including time spent in subroutines called from this
 function.
 </p>
 <p>The time spent in this function is counted again for the callers of
 this function.  Therefore, adding up these percentages is meaningless.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt><code>self</code></dt>
 <dd><p>This is the total amount of time spent in this function.  This
 should be identical to the number printed in the <code>seconds</code> field
 for this function in the flat profile.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt><code>children</code></dt>
 <dd><p>This is the total amount of time spent in the subroutine calls made by
 this function.  This should be equal to the sum of all the <code>self</code>
 and <code>children</code> entries of the children listed directly below this
 function.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt><code>called</code></dt>
 <dd><p>This is the number of times the function was called.
 </p>
 <p>If the function called itself recursively, there are two numbers,
 separated by a &lsquo;<samp>+</samp>&rsquo;.  The first number counts non-recursive calls,
 and the second counts recursive calls.
 </p>
 <p>In the example above, the function <code>report</code> was called once from
 <code>main</code>.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt><code>name</code></dt>
 <dd><p>This is the name of the current function.  The index number is
 repeated after it.
 </p>
 <p>If the function is part of a cycle of recursion, the cycle number is
 printed between the function&rsquo;s name and the index number
 (see <a href="Cycles.html#Cycles">How Mutually Recursive Functions Are Described</a>).
 For example, if function <code>gnurr</code> is part of
 cycle number one, and has index number twelve, its primary line would
 be end like this:
 </p>
 <div class="example">
 <pre class="example">gnurr &lt;cycle 1&gt; [12]
 </pre></div>
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	<h4 class="subsection">5.2.1 The Primary Line</h4>

	<p>The <em>primary line</em> in a call graph entry is the line that
	describes the function which the entry is about and gives the overall
	statistics for this function.
	</p>
	<p>For reference, we repeat the primary line from the entry for function
	<code>report</code> in our main example, together with the heading line that
	shows the names of the fields:
	</p>
	<div class="smallexample">
	<pre class="smallexample">index % time self children called name
	…
	[3] 100.0 0.00 0.05 1 report [3]
	</pre></div>

	<p>Here is what the fields in the primary line mean:
	</p>
	<dl compact="compact">
	<dt><code>index</code></dt>
	<dd><p>Entries are numbered with consecutive integers. Each function
	therefore has an index number, which appears at the beginning of its
	primary line.
	</p>
	<p>Each cross-reference to a function, as a caller or subroutine of
	another, gives its index number as well as its name. The index number
	guides you if you wish to look for the entry for that function.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt><code>% time</code></dt>
	<dd><p>This is the percentage of the total time that was spent in this
	function, including time spent in subroutines called from this
	function.
	</p>
	<p>The time spent in this function is counted again for the callers of
	this function. Therefore, adding up these percentages is meaningless.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt><code>self</code></dt>
	<dd><p>This is the total amount of time spent in this function. This
	should be identical to the number printed in the <code>seconds</code> field
	for this function in the flat profile.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt><code>children</code></dt>
	<dd><p>This is the total amount of time spent in the subroutine calls made by
	this function. This should be equal to the sum of all the <code>self</code>
	and <code>children</code> entries of the children listed directly below this
	function.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt><code>called</code></dt>
	<dd><p>This is the number of times the function was called.
	</p>
	<p>If the function called itself recursively, there are two numbers,
	separated by a ‘<samp>+</samp>’. The first number counts non-recursive calls,
	and the second counts recursive calls.
	</p>
	<p>In the example above, the function <code>report</code> was called once from
	<code>main</code>.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt><code>name</code></dt>
	<dd><p>This is the name of the current function. The index number is
	repeated after it.
	</p>
	<p>If the function is part of a cycle of recursion, the cycle number is
	printed between the function’s name and the index number
	(see <a href="Cycles.html#Cycles">How Mutually Recursive Functions Are Described</a>).
	For example, if function <code>gnurr</code> is part of
	cycle number one, and has index number twelve, its primary line would
	be end like this:
	</p>
	<div class="example">
	<pre class="example">gnurr <cycle 1> [12]
	</pre></div>
	</dd>
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