[PATCH] perf: Support Python 3.8+ in Makefile

[Sam Lunt]

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)
   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
-- 
2.25.0