[dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.11 12/19] doc: remove references to make in Linux gsg guides

[Bruce Richardson]

On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:40:53PM +0100, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 01:30:02PM +0100, Ciara Power wrote:
> > Make is no longer supported for compiling DPDK, references are now
> > removed in the documentation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ciara Power <ciara.power at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst           | 58 -------------------
> >  doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_sample_apps.rst    | 16 +----
> >  .../linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst  | 42 --------------
> >  doc/guides/linux_gsg/enable_func.rst          |  3 -
> >  doc/guides/linux_gsg/intro.rst                |  2 +-
> >  doc/guides/linux_gsg/linux_drivers.rst        |  2 -
> >  doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst             |  4 --
> >  7 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)
> > 
> <snip>
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> > index a124656bcb..a009f3146b 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> > @@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ A number of DPDK components, such as libraries and poll-mode drivers (PMDs) have
> >  For DPDK builds using meson, the presence or absence of these dependencies will be
> >  automatically detected enabling or disabling the relevant components appropriately.
> >  
> 
> I think you can drop the words "using meson" here as there is no
> alternative any more.
> 
> > -For builds using make, these components are disabled in the default configuration and
> > -need to be enabled manually by changing the relevant setting to "y" in the build configuration file
> > -i.e. the ``.config`` file in the build folder.
> > -
> >  In each case, the relevant library development package (``-devel`` or ``-dev``) is needed to build the DPDK components.
> >  
> >  For libraries the additional dependencies include:
> 
> In sys_reqs.rst there is also a reference to make in the "Required Tools
> and Libraries". Change: 
> 
> "General development tools including make, and a supported C compiler such
> as gcc (version 4.9+) or clang (version 3.4+)."
> 
> To something like:
> 
> "General development tools including a supported C compiler such
> as gcc (version 4.9+) or clang (version 3.4+)."

Also, one more thing I spot in that section is that we need to update our
python minimum version to 3.5+ and drop references to 2.7. Therefore, I'd
suggest just removing the whole sub-bullets and put a single bullet saying
"Python, v3.5 or later"