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Message-ID: <20230616170736.GC3474164@dev-arch.thelio-3990X>
Date:   Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:07:36 -0700
From:   Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...il.com>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
        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 Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 02:16:24AM +0200, 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: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>

> ---
>  scripts/rust_is_available.sh | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
> index 0c9be438e4cd..6b8131d5b547 100755
> --- a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
> +++ b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
> @@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ get_canonical_version()
>  	echo $((100000 * $1 + 100 * $2 + $3))
>  }
>  
> +# Print a reference to the Quick Start guide in the documentation.
> +print_docs_reference()
> +{
> +	echo >&2 "***"
> +	echo >&2 "*** Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst for details"
> +	echo >&2 "*** on how to set up the Rust support."
> +	echo >&2 "***"
> +}
> +
> +# If the script fails for any reason, or if there was any warning, then
> +# print a reference to the documentation on exit.
> +warning=0
> +trap 'if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ $warning -ne 0 ]; then print_docs_reference; fi' EXIT
> +
>  # Check that the Rust compiler exists.
>  if ! command -v "$RUSTC" >/dev/null; then
>  	echo >&2 "***"
> @@ -60,6 +74,7 @@ if [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -gt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
>  	echo >&2 "***   Your version:     $rust_compiler_version"
>  	echo >&2 "***   Expected version: $rust_compiler_min_version"
>  	echo >&2 "***"
> +	warning=1
>  fi
>  
>  # Check that the Rust bindings generator is suitable.
> @@ -87,6 +102,7 @@ if [ "$rust_bindings_generator_cversion" -gt "$rust_bindings_generator_min_cvers
>  	echo >&2 "***   Your version:     $rust_bindings_generator_version"
>  	echo >&2 "***   Expected version: $rust_bindings_generator_min_version"
>  	echo >&2 "***"
> +	warning=1
>  fi
>  
>  # Check that the `libclang` used by the Rust bindings generator is suitable.
> @@ -126,6 +142,7 @@ if [ "$cc_name" = Clang ]; then
>  		echo >&2 "***   libclang version: $bindgen_libclang_version"
>  		echo >&2 "***   Clang version:    $clang_version"
>  		echo >&2 "***"
> +		warning=1
>  	fi
>  fi
>  
> -- 
> 2.41.0
>