linux-kernel - Re: Makefile.sphinx:17: The 'sphinx-build' command was not found

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Date:	Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:34:42 +0300
From:	Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
To:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Makefile.sphinx:17: The 'sphinx-build' command was not found

On Fri, 29 Jul 2016, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net> wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:05:07 -0700 (PDT)
> Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de> wrote:
>
>> Indeed, I don't have "sphinx-build" installed (nor do I want to build 
>> documentation), running "make SPHINXBUILD=/bin/true help" makes the 
>> warning go away. Is there a way to omit the warning when 
>> running "make help"? E.g. by not including Documentation/Makefile.sphinx 
>> for that target?
>
> That seems like a reasonable request, we'll make it happen.

I think we should still display the help (without warnings!) even if the
tool is not available. Patch follows.

BR,
Jani.


-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center