[Buildroot] [PATCH 04/13] docs/manual: reference Python and Lua infras from the list of package infrastructures

Thomas Petazzoni thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com
Sun Feb 23 15:37:52 UTC 2014


Dear Yann E. MORIN,

On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:29:57 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:

> > +* *Makefiles for Python modules*: We have a dedicated infrastructure
> > +   for Python modules that use either the +distutils+ or the
> > +   +setuptools+ mechanism. We cover them through a
> > +   xref:python-package-tutorial[tutorial] and
> > +   xref:python-package-reference[reference].
> 
> I believe english grammar mandates the following:
>     [...] a tutorial and a reference.
> 
> So, you're missing an 'a' between the 'and' and the 'reference'.

Ok. I'll see if Peter applies the patch and makes the change himself
before resending 13 patches :-)

> Also, what about the mandatory status of this? For other package
> onfrastructures, we say:
>     This infrastructure must be used for new packages that rely on [XXX]
>     as their build system.
> 
> Why don't we add this for Python modules?

I found it quite redundant, and in fact I believe it is now a bit
useless even for autotools and cmake packages. It used to be useful at
the time we had old-style packages that were not yet converted. But
nowadays, it is quite clear that if the package infrastructure exists
and matches the build system of a given package, then it must be used.

Thanks a lot for the review!

Thomas
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