Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] Remove abi_versioning.sh from tree

[Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>]

On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 03:49:49PM +0100, Ray Kinsella wrote:
> 
> 
> On 06/04/2020 20:34, Neil Horman wrote:
> > Since we've moved away from our initial abi_versioning.sh script, in
> > favor of check_abi.sh, which uses libabigail, remove the old script from
> > the tree, and update the docs accordingly
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
> > CC: thomas@monjalon.net
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS                                |   1 -
> >  devtools/validate-abi.sh                   | 251 ---------------------
> >  doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst |  18 +-
> >  3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 261 deletions(-)
> >  delete mode 100755 devtools/validate-abi.sh
> > 
<snip>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
> > index a21f4e7a4..1c4a3f927 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
> > @@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ Running the ABI Validator
> >  -------------------------
> >
> 
> Could we simplify this all greatly, by telling people to use the meson/ninja build,
> so they get this checking out of the box, without all the headache below?
> 
The abi checks are not merged into the meson build - the idea was proposed
and prototyped but never merged.

Regards,
/Bruce