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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index d5a42ee12529..2bf537f190a0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
#include "util/tool.h"
#include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
+#include <subcmd/exec-cmd.h>
#include "util/parse-events.h"
#include "util/thread.h"
@@ -433,7 +434,14 @@ static int report__browse_hists(struct report *rep)
int ret;
struct perf_session *session = rep->session;
struct perf_evlist *evlist = session->evlist;
- const char *help = perf_tip(TIPDIR);
+ const char *help = perf_tip(system_path(TIPDIR));
+
+ if (help == NULL) {
+ /* fallback for people who don't install perf ;-) */
+ help = perf_tip(DOCDIR);
+ if (help == NULL)
+ help = "Cannot load tips.txt file, please install perf!";
+ }
switch (use_browser) {
case 1: