enhancement request: enable libnewt when building linux-tools

Bug #655796 reported by Dave Martin
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Linaro Linux
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned
linux (Ubuntu)
Incomplete
Wishlist
Unassigned
linux-linaro (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
John Rigby
linux-linaro-mx51 (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Wishlist
John Rigby

Bug Description

libnewt gives a nice interactive console UI for browsing results when using the perf tools.

Can we turn this on?

Loïc Minier (lool)
affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu) → linux (Ubuntu)
Changed in linux-linaro:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in linux-linaro (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
assignee: nobody → John Rigby (jcrigby)
Revision history for this message
John Rigby (jcrigby) wrote :

For Natty the arm linux tools are built as part of the mx51 build so adding it there.

Changed in linux-linaro-mx51 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → John Rigby (jcrigby)
Revision history for this message
John Rigby (jcrigby) wrote :

I think this is an easy fix. Will target release after 2.6.38-1000.1.

Changed in linux-linaro (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in linux-linaro-mx51 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Mounir Bsaibes (mounir-bsaibes) wrote :

Setting the importance to wishlist - based on IRC chat with John Rigby.

Changed in linux-linaro:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
John Rigby (jcrigby)
Changed in linux-linaro (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Revision history for this message
Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote : Missing required logs.

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 655796

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
John Rigby (jcrigby) wrote :

I think this is doable so refreshing status.

Changed in linux-linaro-mx51 (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
importance: Undecided → Low
importance: Low → Wishlist
Changed in linux-linaro (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → Triaged
importance: Wishlist → Low
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