On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 02:16:24AM +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> People trying out the Rust support in the kernel may get
> warnings and errors from `scripts/rust_is_available.sh`
> from the `rustavailable` target or the build step.
>
> Some of those users may be following the Quick Start guide,
> but others may not (likely those getting warnings from
> the build step instead of the target).
>
> While the messages are fairly clear on what the problem is,
> it may not be clear how to solve the particular issue,
> especially for those not aware of the documentation.
>
> We could add all sorts of details on the script for each one,
> but it is better to point users to the documentation instead,
> where it is easily readable in different formats. It also
> avoids duplication.
>
> Thus add a reference to the documentation whenever the script
> fails or there is at least a warning.
>
> Reviewed-by: Finn Behrens <fin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> scripts/rust_is_available.sh | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
> index 0c9be438e4cd..6b8131d5b547 100755
> --- a/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
> +++ b/scripts/rust_is_available.sh
> @@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ get_canonical_version()
> echo $((100000 * $1 + 100 * $2 + $3))
> }
>
> +# Print a reference to the Quick Start guide in the documentation.
> +print_docs_reference()
> +{
> + echo >&2 "***"
> + echo >&2 "*** Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst for details"
> + echo >&2 "*** on how to set up the Rust support."
> + echo >&2 "***"
> +}
> +
> +# If the script fails for any reason, or if there was any warning, then
> +# print a reference to the documentation on exit.
> +warning=0
> +trap 'if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ $warning -ne 0 ]; then print_docs_reference; fi' EXIT
> +
> # Check that the Rust compiler exists.
> if ! command -v "$RUSTC" >/dev/null; then
> echo >&2 "***"
> @@ -60,6 +74,7 @@ if [ "$rust_compiler_cversion" -gt "$rust_compiler_min_cversion" ]; then
> echo >&2 "*** Your version: $rust_compiler_version"
> echo >&2 "*** Expected version: $rust_compiler_min_version"
> echo >&2 "***"
> + warning=1
> fi
>
> # Check that the Rust bindings generator is suitable.
> @@ -87,6 +102,7 @@ if [ "$rust_bindings_generator_cversion" -gt "$rust_bindings_generator_min_cvers
> echo >&2 "*** Your version: $rust_bindings_generator_version"
> echo >&2 "*** Expected version: $rust_bindings_generator_min_version"
> echo >&2 "***"
> + warning=1
> fi
>
> # Check that the `libclang` used by the Rust bindings generator is suitable.
> @@ -126,6 +142,7 @@ if [ "$cc_name" = Clang ]; then
> echo >&2 "*** libclang version: $bindgen_libclang_version"
> echo >&2 "*** Clang version: $clang_version"
> echo >&2 "***"
> + warning=1
> fi
> fi
>
> --
> 2.41.0
>
