linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] perf build: Require libtraceevent from the system

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Message-ID: <Y3dQxVNwGmQMWPP0@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:30:45 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...gle.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        Linux Trace Devel <linux-trace-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] perf build: Require libtraceevent from the system

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 02:49:51PM -0800, Ian Rogers wrote:
> Unconditionally require libtraceevent to come from the system. Force
> the determination of the libtracefs version if it is present.

-ENOMOTIVATION

also:

Makefile.config:1196: *** Error: libtraceevent is missing, please install libtraceevent-dev.  Stop.

Why do I need this?