+/* for host variables */
+void TRACE_host_variable_declare (const char *var)
+{
+ instr_user_variable(0, NULL, var, "HOST", 0, INSTR_US_DECLARE, NULL);
+}
+
+void TRACE_host_variable_declare_with_color (const char *var, const char *color)
+{
+ instr_user_variable(0, NULL, var, "HOST", 0, INSTR_US_DECLARE, color);
+}
+
+void TRACE_host_variable_set (const char *host, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_host_variable_set_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), host, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_host_variable_add (const char *host, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_host_variable_add_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), host, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_host_variable_sub (const char *host, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_host_variable_sub_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), host, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_host_variable_set_with_time (double time, const char *host, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_variable(time, host, variable, "HOST", value, INSTR_US_SET, NULL);
+}
+
+void TRACE_host_variable_add_with_time (double time, const char *host, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_variable(time, host, variable, "HOST", value, INSTR_US_ADD, NULL);
+}
+
+void TRACE_host_variable_sub_with_time (double time, const char *host, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_variable(time, host, variable, "HOST", value, INSTR_US_SUB, NULL);
+}
+
+/* for link variables */
+void TRACE_link_variable_declare (const char *var)
+{
+ instr_user_variable (0, NULL, var, "LINK", 0, INSTR_US_DECLARE, NULL);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_variable_declare_with_color (const char *var, const char *color)
+{
+ instr_user_variable (0, NULL, var, "LINK", 0, INSTR_US_DECLARE, color);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_variable_set (const char *link, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_link_variable_set_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), link, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_variable_add (const char *link, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_link_variable_add_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), link, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_variable_sub (const char *link, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_link_variable_sub_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), link, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_variable_set_with_time (double time, const char *link, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_variable (time, link, variable, "LINK", value, INSTR_US_SET, NULL);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_variable_add_with_time (double time, const char *link, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_variable (time, link, variable, "LINK", value, INSTR_US_ADD, NULL);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_variable_sub_with_time (double time, const char *link, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_variable (time, link, variable, "LINK", value, INSTR_US_SUB, NULL);
+}
+
+/* for link variables, but with src and dst used for get_route */
+void TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_set (const char *src, const char *dst, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_set_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), src, dst, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_add (const char *src, const char *dst, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_add_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), src, dst, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_sub (const char *src, const char *dst, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_sub_with_time (MSG_get_clock(), src, dst, variable, value);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_set_with_time (double time, const char *src, const char *dst, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_srcdst_variable (time, src, dst, variable, "LINK", value, INSTR_US_SET);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_add_with_time (double time, const char *src, const char *dst, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_srcdst_variable (time, src, dst, variable, "LINK", value, INSTR_US_ADD);
+}
+
+void TRACE_link_srcdst_variable_sub_with_time (double time, const char *src, const char *dst, const char *variable, double value)
+{
+ instr_user_srcdst_variable (time, src, dst, variable, "LINK", value, INSTR_US_SUB);