linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] init/Kconfig: add python3 availability config

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Message-ID: <878qtbz78u.fsf@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:13:37 +0200
From: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>
To: Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com>
Cc: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>, Petr Vorel <pvorel@...e.cz>,
 linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, Dmitry Baryshkov
 <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
 freedreno@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dave Airlie
 <airlied@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] init/Kconfig: add python3 availability config

On Fri, 22 Nov 2024, Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com> wrote:
> I may be biased here, but being able to generate code/tables/etc at
> build time is something that python is very useful for, and has been
> used to great effect in mesa.

Agreed. I look at the list of required dependencies, and none of the
alternatives seem more appropriate for the task. Not having to worry
about hostprogs build is a bonus.

BR,
Jani.


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Jani Nikula, Intel