@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
#!/bin/bash
-version=`uname -r`
-flavour=${version#*-}
-flavour=${flavour#*-}
-version=${version%-$flavour}
+full_version=`uname -r`
-exec "perf_$version" "$@"
+# Removing flavour from version i.e. generic or server.
+flavour_abi=${full_version#*-}
+flavour=${flavour_abi#*-}
+version=${full_version%-$flavour}
+perf="perf_$version"
+
+if ! which "$perf" > /dev/null; then
+ echo "$perf not found" >&2
+ echo "You may need to install linux-tools-$version" >&2
+ exit 2
+fi
+
+exec "$perf" "$@"
commit 8a2775c937d9349e8c7ccb915a3d2b134c13f09b Author: Lee Jones <lee.jones@canonical.com> Date: Tue May 25 11:49:32 2010 +0100 UBUNTU: Enable perf to be more helpful when perf_<version> does not exist. BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/570500 Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@canonical.com>