linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] perf tools: Add warning when disabling perl scripting support due to missing devel files

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Message-Id: <1401130950-24879-2-git-send-email-acme@kernel.org>
Date:	Mon, 26 May 2014 16:02:30 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] perf tools: Add warning when disabling perl scripting support due to missing devel files

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>

We were just showing "libperl: OFF", unlike other features where we
present the user with a message helping have a feature built in.

Fix it by adding the following message:

config/Makefile:450: Missing perl devel files. Disabling perl scripting support, consider installing perl-ExtUtils-Embed

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Don Zickus <dzickus@...hat.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-t7yeud34ehimlfi6pklb29p7@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/config/Makefile | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 729bbdf5cec7..319426f632fc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ else
   ifneq ($(feature-libperl), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPERL
     NO_LIBPERL := 1
+    msg := $(warning Missing perl devel files. Disabling perl scripting support, consider installing perl-ExtUtils-Embed);
   else
     LDFLAGS += $(PERL_EMBED_LDFLAGS)
     EXTLIBS += $(PERL_EMBED_LIBADD)
-- 
1.9.3

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