A method of collecting runtime information for an application in a computing
system
includes locating trace statements in a source code of the application, collecting
information regarding the trace statements, and outputting the information for
use by a user. A system for collecting runtime information for an application in
a computing system includes a locate module, a collect module, and an output module.
The locate module locates trace statements in a source code of an application.
The collect module collects information regarding the trace statements. The output
module outputs the information for use by a user.