diff --git a/.cproject b/.cproject
index 448b21e..a7806bc 100644
--- a/.cproject
+++ b/.cproject
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 				</extensions>
 			</storageModule>
 			<storageModule moduleId="cdtBuildSystem" version="4.0.0">
-				<configuration artifactName="${ProjName}" buildProperties="" description="" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.1730410661" name="Debug" optionalBuildProperties="org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.selectedvolumes=,org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.volumes=" parent="org.eclipse.cdt.build.core.emptycfg">
+				<configuration artifactName="${ProjName}" buildProperties="" description="" id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.1730410661" name="Debug" optionalBuildProperties="org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.volumes=,org.eclipse.cdt.docker.launcher.containerbuild.property.selectedvolumes=" parent="org.eclipse.cdt.build.core.emptycfg">
 					<folderInfo id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.1730410661.218663890" name="/" resourcePath="">
 						<toolChain id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base.953157788" name="Linux GCC" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.base">
 							<targetPlatform archList="all" binaryParser="org.eclipse.cdt.core.GNU_ELF" id="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base.1034252621" name="Debug Platform" osList="linux,hpux,aix,qnx" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.platform.base"/>
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
 					<def name="BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" type="STRING" val="ON"/>
 				</defs>
 			</storageModule>
-			<storageModule buildDir="build/${ConfigName}" dirtyTs="1698265299303" moduleId="de.marw.cmake4eclipse.mbs.settings">
+			<storageModule buildDir="build/${ConfigName}" dirtyTs="1700498504002" moduleId="de.marw.cmake4eclipse.mbs.settings">
 				<options/>
 				<defs>
 					<def name="CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE" type="STRING" val="Debug"/>
 					<def name="USE_CWR_SYSTEMC" type="BOOL" val="OFF"/>
 					<def name="FW_BUILD" type="BOOL" val="ON"/>
-					<def name="WITH_LLVM" type="BOOL" val="ON"/>
+					<def name="WITH_LLVM" type="BOOL" val="OFF"/>
 				</defs>
 			</storageModule>
 		</cconfiguration>
diff --git a/src/CLIParser.cpp b/src/CLIParser.cpp
index 02e81ff..e80ed7d 100644
--- a/src/CLIParser.cpp
+++ b/src/CLIParser.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void CLIParser::build() {
             ("reset,r", po::value<std::string>(),
                     "reset address")
             ("trace-level,t", po::value<unsigned>()->default_value(0),
-                    "enable tracing, or combination of 1=signals and 2=TX text, 4=TX compressed text, 6=TX in SQLite")
+                    "enable tracing, or combination of 1=signals and 2=TX")
             ("trace-default-on",
                     "enables tracing for all unspecified modules")
             ("trace-file", po::value<std::string>()->default_value("system"),
diff --git a/src/sc_main.cpp b/src/sc_main.cpp
index d0d8f6a..acc45ba 100644
--- a/src/sc_main.cpp
+++ b/src/sc_main.cpp
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ int sc_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // set up tracing & transaction recording
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    auto trace_level = parser.get<unsigned>("trace-level");
-    scc::configurable_tracer trace(parser.get<std::string>("trace-file"),
-            static_cast<scc::tracer::file_type>(trace_level >> 1), // bit3-bit1 define the kind of transaction trace
-            (trace_level&0x1) != 0, // bit0 enables vcd
-            parser.is_set("trace-default-on"));
+
+    std::unique_ptr<scc::configurable_tracer> tracer;
+    if( auto trace_level = parser.get<unsigned>("trace-level")) {
+        auto file_name = parser.get<std::string>("trace-file");
+        auto enable_sig_trace = (trace_level&0x1) != 0;// bit0 enables sig trace
+        auto tx_trace_type = static_cast<scc::tracer::file_type>(trace_level >> 1); // bit3-bit1 define the kind of transaction trace
+        auto trace_default_on = parser.is_set("trace-default-on");
+        cfg.set_value("*.tx_trace_type", static_cast<unsigned>(scc::tracer::file_type::FTR));
+        cfg.set_value("*.sig_trace_type", static_cast<unsigned>(scc::tracer::file_type::SC_VCD));
+        tracer = scc::make_unique<scc::configurable_tracer>(file_name, tx_trace_type, enable_sig_trace, trace_default_on);
+    }
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // instantiate top level
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ int sc_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // add non-implemented 'enableTracing' properties
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    trace.add_control();
+    if(tracer) tracer->add_control();
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // dump configuration if requested
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////