Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] build contrib/plugins using meson

[Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>]

On 9/25/24 13:48, Pierrick Bouvier wrote:
> Contrib plugins have been built out of tree so far, thanks to a Makefile.
> However, it is quite inconvenient for maintenance, as we may break them,
> especially for specific architectures.
> 
> First patches are fixing warnings for existing plugins, then we add meson
> support, and finally, we remove Makefile for contrib/plugins.
> 
> Based on the proposal of Anton Kochkov on associated gitlab issue.
> Solves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1710
> 
> Plugins are now deactivated by default on 32-bits hosts (since cf2a78), so we
> can enable with meson without worrying of warnings when building plugins for 32
> bits.
> 
> v2
> --
> 
> - removed warnings fix for 32 bits as they were incorrect. They are not needed
>    anymore as plugins are deprecated for 32 bits hosts.
> 
> Removed patches for individual plugins.
> 
> Pierrick Bouvier (2):
>    meson: build contrib/plugins with meson
>    contrib/plugins: remove Makefile for contrib/plugins
> 
>   configure                   | 18 --------
>   Makefile                    | 10 -----
>   meson.build                 |  4 ++
>   contrib/plugins/Makefile    | 87 -------------------------------------
>   contrib/plugins/meson.build | 23 ++++++++++
>   5 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 115 deletions(-)
>   delete mode 100644 contrib/plugins/Makefile
>   create mode 100644 contrib/plugins/meson.build
> 

Gentle ping on this series, to know if people are interested by this change.

Thanks,
Pierrick