[PATCH v1 07/13] perf build: Make binutil libraries opt in

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Sat Mar 11 2023 - 01:59:40 EST


binutils is GPLv3 so distributions cannot ship perf linked against
libbfd and libiberty as the licenses are incompatible. Rather than
defaulting the build to opting in to libbfd and libiberty support and
opting out via NO_LIBBFD=1 and NO_DEMANGLE=1, make building against
the libraries optional and enabled with BUILD_NONDISTRO=1.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Makefile.config | 25 ++++++++++---------------
tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 2 ++
tools/perf/tests/make | 2 ++
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 2557654d8e29..5756498248e0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ ifneq ($(NO_JEVENTS),1)
endif
endif

-ifndef NO_LIBBFD
+ifdef BUILD_NONDISTRO
ifeq ($(feature-libbfd), 1)
EXTLIBS += -lbfd -lopcodes
else
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ ifndef NO_LIBBFD
$(call feature_check,disassembler-init-styled)
endif

+ CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT
ifeq ($(feature-libbfd-buildid), 1)
CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBBFD_BUILDID_SUPPORT
else
@@ -915,32 +916,26 @@ endif
ifdef NO_DEMANGLE
CFLAGS += -DNO_DEMANGLE
else
- ifdef HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
- EXTLIBS += -liberty
- else
+ ifdef BUILD_NONDISTRO
ifeq ($(filter -liberty,$(EXTLIBS)),)
- $(call feature_check,cplus-demangle)
-
- # we dont have neither HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
- # or any of 'bfd iberty z' trinity
- ifeq ($(feature-cplus-demangle), 1)
+ ifdef HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
EXTLIBS += -liberty
else
- msg := $(warning No bfd.h/libbfd found, please install binutils-dev[el]/zlib-static/libiberty-dev to gain symbol demangling)
- CFLAGS += -DNO_DEMANGLE
+ $(call feature_check,cplus-demangle)
+ ifeq ($(feature-cplus-demangle), 1)
+ EXTLIBS += -liberty
+ endif
endif
endif
endif

ifneq ($(filter -liberty,$(EXTLIBS)),)
CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
+ else
+ CFLAGS += -DNO_DEMANGLE
endif
endif

-ifneq ($(filter -lbfd,$(EXTLIBS)),)
- CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT
-endif
-
ifndef NO_ZLIB
ifeq ($(feature-zlib), 1)
CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ZLIB_SUPPORT
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 283ee4f56234..a35bc995d5d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ include ../scripts/utilities.mak
#
# Define NO_BPF_SKEL to disable BPF skeletons
#
+# Define BUILD_NONDISTRO to enable building an linking against libbfd and
+# libiberty distribution license incompatible libraries.

# As per kernel Makefile, avoid funny character set dependencies
unexport LC_ALL
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/make b/tools/perf/tests/make
index deb37fb982e9..c2f74ed43418 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/make
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/make
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ python_perf_so := $(shell $(MAKE) python_perf_target|grep "Target is:"|awk '{pri
make_clean_all := clean all
make_python_perf_so := $(python_perf_so)
make_debug := DEBUG=1
+make_nondistro := BUILD_NONDISTRO=1
make_no_libperl := NO_LIBPERL=1
make_no_libpython := NO_LIBPYTHON=1
make_no_scripts := NO_LIBPYTHON=1 NO_LIBPERL=1
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ MAKE_F := $(MAKE) -f $(MK)
endif
run += make_python_perf_so
run += make_debug
+run += make_nondistro
run += make_no_libperl
run += make_no_libpython
run += make_no_scripts
--
2.40.0.rc1.284.g88254d51c5-goog