Re: [PATCH] bpftool: Fix failure with static linkage

[Leo Yan]

Hi Andrii,

On Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 10:26:22AM -0800, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:

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> > The tricky part is that static linkage works well without libzstd for
> > older versions of elfutils [1], but newer versions now require this
> > library. Which means that we don't want to link against libzstd
> > unconditionally, or users trying to build bpftool may have to install
> > unnecessary dependencies. Instead we should add a new probe under
> > tools/build/feature (Note that we already have several combinations in
> > there, libbfd, libbfd-liberty, libbfd-liberty-z, and I'm not sure what's
> > the best approach in terms of new combinations).
> >
> 
> So what's the conclusion here? Do we apply this as a fix, or someone
> needs to add more feature probing?

I am working on a new build feature.  Based on that, it will refine for
perf build and bpftool build.  Once get ready, I will send out for
review.

Thanks,
Leo