[PATCH 1/2] perf build: Update error message for BUILD_NONDISTRO=1

From: Namhyung Kim

Date: Wed Apr 08 2026 - 01:53:15 EST


It should say binutils-dev(el) instead of plain binutils package as it's
mostly installed already and can confuse people like me. :)

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Makefile.config | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index e6686641761fd0bf..ad5401eb720e9e78 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ ifdef BUILD_NONDISTRO
$(call feature_check,libbfd-liberty-z)

ifneq ($(feature-libbfd-threadsafe), 1)
- $(error binutils 2.42 or later is required for non-distro builds)
+ $(error binutils-dev(el) 2.42 or later is required for non-distro builds)
endif

# we may be on a system that requires -liberty and (maybe) -lz
--
2.53.0