[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.11 02/19] build: remove makefiles and mk directory

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 8/7/2020 2:23 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 06:49:47PM +0530, Jerin Jacob wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 6:15 PM Bruce Richardson
>> <bruce.richardson at intel.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 01:29:52PM +0100, Ciara Power wrote:
>>>> It was decided [1] to no longer support Make in DPDK, this patch
>>>> removes all Makefiles that do not make use of pkg-config, along with
>>>> the mk directory previously used by make.
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2020-April/162839.html
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Ciara Power <ciara.power at intel.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>  GNUmakefile                                   |  17 -
>>>>  Makefile                                      |   4 -
>>>
>>> Open question from me:
>>> Do we want to leave a dummy top-level makefile that prints instructions on
>>> build with meson and ninja - or even runs a build using them if they are
>>> installed?
>>
>> Maybe we can keep "make tags" as well in top-level Makefile.
> 
> Is it better to point people directly to the script? My concern about
> having a makefile is that it may confuse people as to how to build DPDK.
> On the other side, there is a convenience aspect to having a makefile, so
> I'm open to being convinced either way.
> 

A dummy Makefile to print instructions may be helpful for people missed the
change, I am for having it.

But I am dubious on extending it, like for tags, although I found it useful I
think we should integrate it to meson instead.