linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] RFC: perf, tools: Move gtk browser into separate perfgtk executable

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Message-ID: <20130805091221.GB26940@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 5 Aug 2013 11:12:21 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	acme@...radead.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@....com>, peterz@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RFC: perf, tools: Move gtk browser into separate perfgtk
 executable


* Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 5 Aug 2013 01:23:20 -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 05, 2013 at 10:16:41AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >> If you want fewer dependencies then build with 'make NO_GTK=1'.
> >
> > Doesn't help the distros.  Installing perf and pulling all the 
> > graphics libraries in is highly annoying, especially in size 
> > constrained VM or Cloud images.  Having a separate binary or at least 
> > an ldopen()able plugin that can go into a separate package is highly 
> > desirable.
> 
> I wrote a patch series [1] separating gtk code to a dso and use it with 
> libdl last year.  But I didn't get much feedback probably due to the 
> mistake of not installing the dso to a proper place.  It'd be great if 
> you guys take a look at it and give some comments.
> 
> Thanks,
> Namhyung
> 
> 
> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/11/14/510

Assuming that in the normal case it can be made to work like a full build 
of perf today (i.e. without forcing LD_PRELOAD) then splitting the 
libraries away looks like a much better solution than splitting the 
binary.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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