[PATCH v2 4/4] perf tools: Fallback to srcdir/Documentation/tips.txt

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Mon Jan 11 2016 - 05:39:52 EST


Some people don't install perf, but just use compiled version in the
source. Fallback to lookup the source directory for those poor guys. :)

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-report.c | 10 +++++++++-
tools/perf/util/util.c | 11 ++++-------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index d5a42ee12529..2bf537f190a0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
#include "util/tool.h"

#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
+#include <subcmd/exec-cmd.h>
#include "util/parse-events.h"

#include "util/thread.h"
@@ -433,7 +434,14 @@ static int report__browse_hists(struct report *rep)
int ret;
struct perf_session *session = rep->session;
struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
- const char *help = perf_tip(TIPDIR);
+ const char *help = perf_tip(system_path(TIPDIR));
+
+ if (help == NULL) {
+ /* fallback for people who don't install perf ;-) */
+ help = perf_tip(DOCDIR);
+ if (help == NULL)
+ help = "Cannot load tips.txt file, please install perf!";
+ }

switch (use_browser) {
case 1:
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 88b8f8d21f58..45b7cd4237e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#include "callchain.h"
#include "strlist.h"
-#include <subcmd/exec-cmd.h>

struct callchain_param callchain_param = {
.mode = CHAIN_GRAPH_ABS,
@@ -672,20 +671,18 @@ const char *perf_tip(const char *dirpath)
struct str_node *node;
char *tip = NULL;
struct strlist_config conf = {
- .dirname = system_path(dirpath) ,
+ .dirname = dirpath,
+ .file_only = true,
};

tips = strlist__new("tips.txt", &conf);
- if (tips == NULL || strlist__nr_entries(tips) == 1) {
- tip = (char *)"Cannot find tips.txt file";
- goto out;
- }
+ if (tips == NULL)
+ return NULL;

node = strlist__entry(tips, random() % strlist__nr_entries(tips));
if (asprintf(&tip, "Tip: %s", node->s) < 0)
tip = (char *)"Tip: get more memory! ;-)";

-out:
strlist__delete(tips);

return tip;
--
2.6.4