[PATCH] Perf: Use /usr/bin/pager if available for perf pager

From: Avik Sil
Date: Tue May 29 2012 - 06:36:13 EST


Some Distributions may lack "less" package being included by default, e.g., Linaro nano rootfs. In those cases use the portable "pager" command instead of "less".

Signed-off-by: Avik Sil <avik.sil@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/pager.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pager.c b/tools/perf/util/pager.c
index 1915de2..3322b84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pager.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pager.c
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ void setup_pager(void)
}
if (!pager)
pager = getenv("PAGER");
+ if (!pager) {
+ if (!access("/usr/bin/pager", X_OK))
+ pager = "/usr/bin/pager";
+ }
if (!pager)
pager = "less";
else if (!*pager || !strcmp(pager, "cat"))
--
1.7.9.5

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