Am 23.01.2017 um 16:24 schrieb Jonathan Corbet <cor...@lwn.net>: > On Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:14:51 +0000 > Matthew Wilcox <mawil...@microsoft.com> wrote: > >>> I maintain my own stack of "linuxdoc" with a python version >>> of the kernel-doc script (hosted on github). It uses the same >>> regexes as the perl version (using a python rewrite here has some >>> other benefits, one you will see below). I merged your patch: >> >> Are there plans to merge that? It feels so odd to have a python script >> calling a perl script ... > > I pushed back pretty hard on it last year; my feeling at the time was that > the Sphinx transition had enough moving parts as it was.
I know what you mean ;) > I do think we > can reconsider it now, though. It's not as if the perl kerneldoc script > is a thing of great beauty in need of preservation. > > Markus, would you consider sending out a new patch set for review? Yes, I send RFC soon ... > What I > would like to do see is something adding the new script for the Sphinx > toolchain, while leaving the DocBook build unchanged, using the old > script. We could then delete it once the last template file has moved > over. agree ... > 4.12 would be the probable merge target; it's a big enough change that I'd > like to have it in -next for a full development cycle. agree once more. Thanks for choosing this! -- Markus --
