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+#ifndef LTTNG_SPAWN_VIEWER_H
+#define LTTNG_SPAWN_VIEWER_H
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Francis Deslauriers <francis.deslauriers@efficios.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <lttng/lttng-export.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/*
+ * Read the trace by `exec()ing` the provided viewer program if any. If
+ * `opt_viewer` is NULL, try to read the trace with the default trace reader.
+ * On success, this function doesn't return.
+ * Returns -1 if the `opt_viewer` string or the default trace viewer can't be
+ * `exec()`.
+ *
+ * This symbol was mistakenly made public before the 2.12 release. It can't
+ * be removed (but it can be stubbed-out if necessary).
+ */
+extern "C" LTTNG_EXPORT
+int spawn_viewer(const char *trace_path, char *opt_viewer, bool opt_live_mode);
+
+#endif /* ifndef LTTNG_SPAWN_VIEWER_H */