linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/2] perf tools: add cat as fallback pager

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Message-Id: <1400579330-5043-2-git-send-email-eranian@google.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 May 2014 11:48:49 +0200
From:	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...e.hu, acme@...hat.com,
	jolsa@...hat.com, namhyung@...nel.org, dsahern@...il.com,
	Michael Lentine <mlentine@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/2] perf tools: add cat as fallback pager

From: Michael Lentine <mlentine@...gle.com>

This patch adds a fallback to cat for the pager. This is useful
on environmnents, such as Android, where less does not exist.
It is better to default to cat than to abort.

Reviewed-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Lentine <mlentine@...gle.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/pager.c | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pager.c b/tools/perf/util/pager.c
index 3322b84..31ee02d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pager.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pager.c
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ void setup_pager(void)
 	}
 	if (!pager)
 		pager = getenv("PAGER");
-	if (!pager) {
-		if (!access("/usr/bin/pager", X_OK))
-			pager = "/usr/bin/pager";
-	}
+	if (!(pager || access("/usr/bin/pager", X_OK)))
+		pager = "/usr/bin/pager";
+	if (!(pager || access("/usr/bin/less", X_OK)))
+		pager = "/usr/bin/less";
 	if (!pager)
-		pager = "less";
-	else if (!*pager || !strcmp(pager, "cat"))
+		pager = "cat";
+	if (!*pager || !strcmp(pager, "cat"))
 		return;
 
 	spawned_pager = 1; /* means we are emitting to terminal */
-- 
1.9.1.423.g4596e3a

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