linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/11] kbuild: rust_is

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Message-ID: <132e00d5-9568-7c8b-b1f3-f192a8a8368b@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:02:38 -0300
From:   Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>
Cc:     Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
        Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
        Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
        Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>,
        Andreas Hindborg <nmi@...aspace.dk>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        Finn Behrens <fin@...ntec.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/11] kbuild: rust_is_available: print docs reference

On 6/15/23 21:16, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> People trying out the Rust support in the kernel may get
> warnings and errors from `scripts/rust_is_available.sh`
> from the `rustavailable` target or the build step.
> 
> Some of those users may be following the Quick Start guide,
> but others may not (likely those getting warnings from
> the build step instead of the target).
> 
> While the messages are fairly clear on what the problem is,
> it may not be clear how to solve the particular issue,
> especially for those not aware of the documentation.
> 
> We could add all sorts of details on the script for each one,
> but it is better to point users to the documentation instead,
> where it is easily readable in different formats. It also
> avoids duplication.
> 
> Thus add a reference to the documentation whenever the script
> fails or there is at least a warning.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Finn Behrens <fin@...ntec.com>
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
> ---
> [...]

Reviewed-by: Martin Rodriguez Reboredo <yakoyoku@...il.com>