Re: [PATCH 05/13] Have cmake run man pages through text substitution

ira.weiny
2016-09-29T18:37:58Z

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 12:21:54PM -0600, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 06:17:03PM +0000, Weiny, Ira wrote:
>
> > > rst2man is incredibly widely distributed: it comes with python-docutils which
> > > is widely included in every distribution. I have no idea why people would
> > > complain to you on that point. If something comes in-box in all the distros
> > > then it is fair game to depend upon, IMHO.
> >
> > I thought so to. But python-docutils is in the "optional" section of RH.
>
> I mean it is available via 'yum' with no special repositories. I do
> not expect software to build out of the box on any arbitary distro
> install. I expect builders to install the required set of
> packages. This is why the exect package set is documented in the
> README.md

FWIW, I'm supportive of that. Just saying what my experience was.

Ira