Re: [PATCH] perf: Support Python 3.8+ in Makefile

[He Zhe]

On 2/1/20 2:11 AM, Sam Lunt wrote:
> Python 3.8 changed the output of 'python-config --ldflags' to no longer
> include the '-lpythonX.Y' flag (this apparently fixed an issue loading
> modules with a statically linked Python executable).  The libpython
> feature check in linux/build/feature fails if the Python library is not
> included in FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libpython variable.
>
> This adds a check in the Makefile to determine if PYTHON_CONFIG accepts
> the '--embed' flag and passes that flag alongside '--ldflags' if so.
>
> tools/perf is the only place the libpython feature check is used.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sam Lunt <samuel.j.lunt@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/perf/Makefile.config | 11 ++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
> index c90f4146e5a2..ccf99351f058 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
> +++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
> @@ -228,8 +228,17 @@ strip-libs  = $(filter-out -l%,$(1))
>
>  PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ := $(call shell-sq,$(PYTHON_CONFIG))
>
> +# Python 3.8 changed the output of `python-config --ldflags` to not include the
> +# '-lpythonX.Y' flag unless '--embed' is also passed. The feature check for
> +# libpython fails if that flag is not included in LDFLAGS
> +ifeq ($(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --ldflags --embed 2>&1 1>/dev/null; echo $$?), 0)
> +  PYTHON_CONFIG_LDFLAGS := --ldflags --embed
> +else
> +  PYTHON_CONFIG_LDFLAGS := --ldflags
> +endif
> +
>  ifdef PYTHON_CONFIG
> -  PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS := $(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --ldflags 2>/dev/null)
> +  PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS := $(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) $(PYTHON_CONFIG_LDFLAGS) 2>/dev/null)

I met the same problem. Would the following change be more simple and clear?

-  PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS := $(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --ldflags 2>/dev/null)
+  PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS := $(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --ldflags --embed 2>/dev/null || $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --ldflags 2>/dev/null)


Thanks,
Zhe


>    PYTHON_EMBED_LDFLAGS := $(call strip-libs,$(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS))
>    PYTHON_EMBED_LIBADD := $(call grep-libs,$(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)) -lutil
>    PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS := $(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --includes 2>/dev/null)
>
> base-commit: d5d359b0ac3ffc319ca93c46a4cfd87093759ad6