Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line

From	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line
Date	2016-01-06 02:50 +0100
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Em Wed, Jan 06, 2016 at 08:29:37AM +0900, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 09:59:11PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the info.  It's really easy doing that, nice..
> > > > I understand what he suggesting, but not why. :)

> > > Because then adding new tips will not require rebuilding the tool?

> > It would still need rebuilding if it was compiled in at build time.
 
> Right.  Even if we allow to rebuild the tips at runtime, I doubt users
> want to update their documents..

Users don't have to update their documents if they don't, but having the
tips in a separate files allows them to do that if they want, or any
other method to update that tips file.
 
> > The main advantage of having the source in in Documentation is that it's easy
> > for users to read them all together (which may be useful)
 
> Agreed.

I agree that having the tips in a separate file, in the Documentation
directory is easy for users to read them all together, that is another
advantage, yes.

- Arnaldo
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[RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 06:40 +0100
  Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line "Wangnan (F)" <wangnan0@huawei.com> - 2016-01-05 07:40 +0100
    Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 11:50 +0100
      Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 17:50 +0100
        Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 20:30 +0100
          Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-05 22:00 +0100
            Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-01-05 22:00 +0100
              Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 00:30 +0100
                Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 02:50 +0100
      Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> - 2016-01-05 22:00 +0100
        Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 00:40 +0100
          Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-06 03:00 +0100
          Re: [RFC/PATCH] perf report: Show random usage tip on the help line Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> - 2016-01-08 16:50 +0100

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