Re: [PATCH 29/66] tools lib traceevent: Use str_error_r()

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:32:18 -0300
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> > > Forgot about the out of tree copy :-\  
>  
> > Yeah, we really need to make this into a real library. I haven't had
> > the time to do that. Hopefully in August I can talk with some people at  
> 
> What exactly do you mean by that? To grab a copy of what is in tools/
> and have it turned into a library somewhere else?
> 
> Or to freeze its interfaces and create an .so with a committed to ABI?

Yes, this is what we need to do.

> 
> I kind of like the way it is now... :-)

You like the current ABI? Or the fact that we have 4 tools with each
their own copies of the library? (and maybe even more)

> 
> > LinuxCon to see the best way to go about doing that.
> > 
> > Anyway, I may just take that file and port it to trace-cmd.  
> 
> Yeah, that would solve this specific case.

OK, I'll do this.

-- Steve