Bug#588409: perf (linux-tools-2.6.32) fails to build on many architectures

On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 23:31 +1200, Michael Cree wrote: > Regarding the perf tools: > > Commit 5d7bdab75cd56d2bdc0986ae5546be3b09fea70a upstream should give the > -fstack-protector-all test. Thanks; I've applied this and several other upstream build fixes and improvements: perf tools: Display be

Bug#588409: perf (linux-tools-2.6.32) fails to build on many architectures

Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.32-16 Severity: serious Justification: fails to build from source perf fails to build for several reasons. 1. Its default CFLAGS include -fstack-protector which isn't available on all architectures. 2. It has a configuration test which relies on linking with an ou

Bug#588409: perf (linux-tools-2.6.32) fails to build on many architectures

Regarding the perf tools: Commit 5d7bdab75cd56d2bdc0986ae5546be3b09fea70a upstream should give the -fstack-protector-all test. Regarding the Alpha architecture the following commits that are in v2.6.33 of the kernel upstream provide the performance event interface: Commit fcd14b3203b538dca0