Re: [PATCH 2/2] meson: use subproject for keycodemapdb

["Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>]

On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 03:00:44PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 5/18/23 14:55, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> > On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 02:46:45PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > > By using a subproject, our own meson.build can use variables from
> > > the subproject instead of hard-coded paths.  In the future, it may
> > > also be possible to use wrap to download the submodule.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > >   .gitmodules                      | 4 ++--
> > >   configure                        | 4 ++--
> > >   scripts/archive-source.sh        | 2 +-
> > >   {ui => subprojects}/keycodemapdb | 0
> > >   ui/meson.build                   | 6 ++++--
> > >   5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > >   rename {ui => subprojects}/keycodemapdb (100%)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
> > > index 3ed5d073d630..f8b2ddf3877c 100644
> > > --- a/.gitmodules
> > > +++ b/.gitmodules
> > > @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
> > >   [submodule "roms/QemuMacDrivers"]
> > >   	path = roms/QemuMacDrivers
> > >   	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/QemuMacDrivers.git
> > > -[submodule "ui/keycodemapdb"]
> > > -	path = ui/keycodemapdb
> > > +[submodule "subprojects/keycodemapdb"]
> > > +	path = subprojects/keycodemapdb
> > >   	url = https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/keycodemapdb.git
> > >   [submodule "roms/seabios-hppa"]
> > >   	path = roms/seabios-hppa
> > > diff --git a/configure b/configure
> > > index 5bbca83d9a31..2b6995e16756 100755
> > > --- a/configure
> > > +++ b/configure
> > > @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ else
> > >       git_submodules_action="ignore"
> > >   fi
> > > -git_submodules="ui/keycodemapdb"
> > > +git_submodules="subprojects/keycodemapdb"
> > >   git="git"
> > >   debug_tcg="no"
> > >   docs="auto"
> > > @@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ case $git_submodules_action in
> > >           fi
> > >       ;;
> > >       ignore)
> > > -        if ! test -f "$source_path/ui/keycodemapdb/README"
> > > +        if ! test -f "$source_path/subprojects/keycodemapdb/README"
> > >           then
> > >               echo
> > >               echo "ERROR: missing GIT submodules"
> > > diff --git a/scripts/archive-source.sh b/scripts/archive-source.sh
> > > index b15f6fe6b8fe..a0a3153faa99 100755
> > > --- a/scripts/archive-source.sh
> > > +++ b/scripts/archive-source.sh
> > > @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sub_file="${sub_tdir}/submodule.tar"
> > >   # independent of what the developer currently has initialized
> > >   # in their checkout, because the build environment is completely
> > >   # different to the host OS.
> > > -submodules="subprojects/dtc meson ui/keycodemapdb"
> > > +submodules="subprojects/dtc meson subprojects/keycodemapdb"
> > >   submodules="$submodules tests/fp/berkeley-softfloat-3 tests/fp/berkeley-testfloat-3"
> > >   sub_deinit=""
> > > diff --git a/ui/keycodemapdb b/subprojects/keycodemapdb
> > > similarity index 100%
> > > rename from ui/keycodemapdb
> > > rename to subprojects/keycodemapdb
> > > diff --git a/ui/meson.build b/ui/meson.build
> > > index 330369707dd7..e24d52b89941 100644
> > > --- a/ui/meson.build
> > > +++ b/ui/meson.build
> > > @@ -162,13 +162,15 @@ keymaps = [
> > >   ]
> > >   if have_system or xkbcommon.found()
> > > +  keycodemapdb_proj = subproject('keycodemapdb', required: true)
> > > +  keymap_gen = find_program('keymap-gen', required: true)
> > 
> > This variable isn't used, is it ?
> 
> Hmm, no it isn't.  Do you prefer the code below and removing the assignment,
> or
> 
>     command: [python, keymap_gen.full_path(),
> 
> ?  find_program is nicer, but you have to peek with
> keycodemap_proj.get_variable() anyway to reach the CSV file, so...

I'm pretty ambivalent. If there's no functional reason to use
find_program, I guest we might as well stick with get_variable for
parity with the CSV file


With regards,
Daniel
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