Re: [PATCH 0/5] More changes for sphinx-pre-install script

[Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:31:04 +0200
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> wrote:

> As asked, I changed the sphinx-pre-install script to print a different message
> for the PDF minimal recommended version. This change itself was easy,
> but, while testing the patch, I noticed some new weird behaviors when python
> venv is used.
> 
> Basically, when using python venv, the venv environment will contain python
> itself. So, an attempt to create a new virtual environment to upgrade a version
> fails (at least here with Fedora 31). As I didn't notice this behavior before,
> maybe the problem was due to some Fedora upgrade.
> 
> In any case, the approach I took should be generic enough to work past eventual
> distro packaging differences.
> 
> -
> 
> At the end,  instead of a single patch, I ended needing to fix some other stuff, 
> for this to work better. Oh well...
> 
> The good news is that, at the cost of a slicely more complex logic, the script
> should now detect if a virtual environment works and to recommend activating
> a newer environment if it exists (instead of recommending to reinstall a
> venv using the name of an already-existing directory).
> 
> Mauro Carvalho Chehab (5):
>   scripts: sphinx-pre-install: only ask to activate valid venvs
>   scripts: sphinx-pre-install: change the warning for version < 2.4.4
>   scripts: sphinx-pre-install: change recommendation text if venv exists
>   scripts: sphinx-pre-install: fix a bug when using with venv
>   scripts: sphinx-pre-install: change the output order

Series applied, thanks.

jon