Bug 2362693

Summary:	Add `perf` as a dependency of Hotspot.
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Mr Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart <8ru2u4gz>
Component:	hotspot	Assignee:	KDE SIG <kde-sig>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	44	CC:	extras-qa, jgrulich, kde-sig
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Description Mr Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart 2025-04-28 12:38:30 UTC

Description of problem:

When perf isn't in $PATH, the "Start Recording" button in "File" > "Record Data" is disabled. This most frequently occurs because `perf` is not installed by default upon installation of Hotspot. Consequently, add `perf` as a recommended dependency.

Version-release number of selected component (if applicable):

1.5.1-5.fc42

How reproducible:

Consistent

Steps to reproduce:

1. Remove `perf` if present.
2. Install Hotspot.
3. Select "File".
4. Select "Record Data".
5. Attempt to press "Start Recording".

Actual results:

The button is greyed because `perf` is not installed.

Expected results:

`perf` should be a recommended dependency that is automatically installed upon installation of Hotspot.

Additional info:

Originally reported to https://github.com/KDAB/hotspot/issues/711#issuecomment-2834978531:~:text=We%20only%20support%20the%20hotspot%20appimage%20so%20we%20can't%20add%20perf%20as%20a%20dependency.

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Comment 2 Mr Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart 2026-05-07 16:17:35 UTC

This appears to persist:

> ~~~
>  L      2.4M hotspot                   1.5.1-8.fc44.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
>         1.2M ├─> elfutils-libelf           0.195-1.fc44.x86_64
>         716K ├─> elfutils-libs             0.195-1.fc44.x86_64
>   oB    6.9M ├─> glibc                     2.43-4.fc44.x86_64
>          73K ├─> hicolor-icon-theme        0.18-3.fc44.noarch
>         3.7M ├─> kddockwidgets-qt6         2.4.0-7.fc44.x86_64
>         823K ├─> kf6-karchive              6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         237K ├─> kf6-kcolorscheme          6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         364K ├─> kf6-kcompletion           6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         2.2M ├─> kf6-kconfig               6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         1.4M ├─> kf6-kconfigwidgets        6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         1.9M ├─> kf6-kcoreaddons           6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>        17.7M ├─> kf6-ki18n                 6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>   o     1.5M ├─> kf6-kio-core-libs         6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>   o     541K ├─> kf6-kio-gui               6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>   o     1.3M ├─> kf6-kio-widgets-libs	   6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         442K ├─> kf6-knotifications        6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         527K ├─> kf6-kparts                6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         5.0M ├─> kf6-kwidgetsaddons        6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         3.1M ├─> kf6-kxmlgui               6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         2.0M ├─> kf6-solid                 6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         2.6M ├─> kf6-syntax-highlighting   6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         229K ├─> kf6-threadweaver          6.25.0-1.fc44.x86_64
>         271K ├─> libgcc                    16.1.1-1.fc44.x86_64
>         3.1M ├─> libstdc++                 16.1.1-1.fc44.x86_64
>         957K ├─> libzstd                   1.5.7-5.fc44.x86_64
>         1.8M ├─> qcustomplot-qt6           2.1.1-15.fc44.x86_64
>   o    13.7M ├─> qt6-qtbase                6.10.3-1.fc44.x86_64
>        27.2M ├─> qt6-qtbase-gui            6.10.3-1.fc44.x86_64
>         911K └─> qt6-qtsvg                 6.10.3-1.fc44.x86_64
> ~~~

Can I except this from the EOL process?