Re: [PATCH v13 05/23] perf config: Document variables for 'help' section in man page

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Thu Jan 21 2016 - 09:46:51 EST


Em Fri, Jan 08, 2016 at 08:39:35PM +0900, Taeung Song escreveu:
> Explain 'help.format' variables.
>
> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> index 85b811f..aaf1791 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-config.txt
> @@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ annotate.*::
>
> 99.93 â mov %eax,%eax
>
> +help.*::
> + help.format::
> + A format of manual page can be 'man' that is default.
> +

Huh? If this is the case, i.e. we have something that is configurable
but admits only one option, maybe we should trow this alltogether and
remove the need to document it? :-)

- Arnaldo

> SEE ALSO
> --------
> linkperf:perf[1]
> --
> 2.5.0