[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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