linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 15/15] docs: conf.py: Check Sphinx and docutils version

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Message-ID: <87v7ona3z7.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:58:04 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>, Mauro Carvalho Chehab
 <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Linux Doc Mailing List
 <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 15/15] docs: conf.py: Check Sphinx and docutils version

Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com> writes:

> On Sun, 22 Jun 2025 08:02:44 +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
>> As reported by Akira, there were incompatibility issues with
>> Sphinx and docutils with docutils 0.19. There's already
>> a fix for it, but, as there are incompatibility issues with
>> different versions, better to add a check to verify if the
>> combination is supported/tested.
>> 
>
> I've been skeptical of adding such checks in conf.py.

I have to kind of agree with this concern.  We have managed without this
complexity so far.  It looks like we could always be behind on
maintaining it going forward.  Do we *really* need this one?

Thanks,

jon