[PATCH v2] perf build python: Don't leave a.out file when building with clang

From: Ian Rogers

Date: Tue Oct 07 2025 - 11:38:44 EST


Testing clang features doesn't specify a "-o" option so an a.out file
is created and left in the make directory (not the output). Fix this
by specifying a "-o" of "/dev/null". Reorganize the code a little to
help with readability.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: Resolve merge conflict with:
c6a43bc3e8f6 perf python: split Clang options when invoking Popen
---
tools/perf/util/setup.py | 13 ++++++++++---
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/setup.py b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
index 9cae2c472f4a..b65b1792ca05 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/setup.py
+++ b/tools/perf/util/setup.py
@@ -23,10 +23,17 @@ assert srctree, "Environment variable srctree, for the Linux sources, not set"
src_feature_tests = f'{srctree}/tools/build/feature'

def clang_has_option(option):
- cmd = shlex.split(f"{cc} {cc_options} {option}")
- cmd.append(path.join(src_feature_tests, "test-hello.c"))
+ error_substrings = (
+ b"unknown argument",
+ b"is not supported",
+ b"unknown warning option"
+ )
+ cmd = shlex.split(f"{cc} {cc_options} {option}") + [
+ "-o", "/dev/null",
+ path.join(src_feature_tests, "test-hello.c")
+ ]
cc_output = Popen(cmd, stderr=PIPE).stderr.readlines()
- return [o for o in cc_output if ((b"unknown argument" in o) or (b"is not supported" in o) or (b"unknown warning option" in o))] == [ ]
+ return not any(any(error in line for error in error_substrings) for line in cc_output)

if cc_is_clang:
from sysconfig import get_config_vars
--
2.51.0.618.g983fd99d29-goog