[v1,1/2] doc: reword abi policy for windows

Message ID 1594133126-2518-2-git-send-email-mdr@ashroe.eu (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
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Series doc: minor abi policy fixes |

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Ray Kinsella July 7, 2020, 2:45 p.m. UTC
  Minor changes to the abi policy for windows.

Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
---
 doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst | 4 +++-
 doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst       | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Thomas Monjalon July 7, 2020, 3:23 p.m. UTC | #1
07/07/2020 16:45, Ray Kinsella:
> Minor changes to the abi policy for windows.

It looks like you were not fast enough to comment
in the original thread :)
Please add a Fixes line to reference the original commit.

> Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
> ---
>  doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst | 4 +++-
>  doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst       | 6 +++---
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
> index d0affa9..8e70b45 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
> @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ General Guidelines
>     maintaining ABI stability through one year of DPDK releases starting from
>     DPDK 19.11. This policy will be reviewed in 2020, with intention of
>     lengthening the stability period. Additional implementation detail can be
> -   found in the :ref:`release notes <20_02_abi_changes>`.
> +   found in the :ref:`release notes <20_02_abi_changes>`. Please note that this
> +   policy does not currently apply to the :doc:`Window build

Window -> Windows

> +   <../windows_gsg/intro>`.
>  
>  What is an ABI?
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
> index 58c6246..707afd3 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
> @@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ compile. Support is being added in pieces so as to limit the overall scope
>  of any individual patch series. The goal is to be able to run any DPDK
>  application natively on Windows.
>  
> -The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` cannot be respected for Windows.
> -Minor ABI versions may be incompatible
> -because function versioning is not supported on Windows.
> +The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` does not apply to the Windows build, as
> +function versioning is not supported on Windows, therefore minor ABI versions
> +may be incompatible.

Please I really prefer we split lines logically rather than filling the space:
The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` does not apply to the Windows build,
as function versioning is not supported on Windows,
therefore minor ABI versions may be incompatible.
  
Ray Kinsella July 7, 2020, 4:33 p.m. UTC | #2
On 07/07/2020 16:23, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 07/07/2020 16:45, Ray Kinsella:
>> Minor changes to the abi policy for windows.
> 
> It looks like you were not fast enough to comment
> in the original thread :)
> Please add a Fixes line to reference the original commit.
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Ray Kinsella <mdr@ashroe.eu>
>> ---
>>  doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst | 4 +++-
>>  doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst       | 6 +++---
>>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
>> index d0affa9..8e70b45 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
>> @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ General Guidelines
>>     maintaining ABI stability through one year of DPDK releases starting from
>>     DPDK 19.11. This policy will be reviewed in 2020, with intention of
>>     lengthening the stability period. Additional implementation detail can be
>> -   found in the :ref:`release notes <20_02_abi_changes>`.
>> +   found in the :ref:`release notes <20_02_abi_changes>`. Please note that this
>> +   policy does not currently apply to the :doc:`Window build
> 
> Window -> Windows

ACK

> 
>> +   <../windows_gsg/intro>`.
>>  
>>  What is an ABI?
>>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
>> index 58c6246..707afd3 100644
>> --- a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
>> +++ b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
>> @@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ compile. Support is being added in pieces so as to limit the overall scope
>>  of any individual patch series. The goal is to be able to run any DPDK
>>  application natively on Windows.
>>  
>> -The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` cannot be respected for Windows.
>> -Minor ABI versions may be incompatible
>> -because function versioning is not supported on Windows.
>> +The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` does not apply to the Windows build, as
>> +function versioning is not supported on Windows, therefore minor ABI versions
>> +may be incompatible.
> 
> Please I really prefer we split lines logically rather than filling the space:
> The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` does not apply to the Windows build,
> as function versioning is not supported on Windows,
> therefore minor ABI versions may be incompatible.
> 
That is a single line though :-)
  

Patch

diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
index d0affa9..8e70b45 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@  General Guidelines
    maintaining ABI stability through one year of DPDK releases starting from
    DPDK 19.11. This policy will be reviewed in 2020, with intention of
    lengthening the stability period. Additional implementation detail can be
-   found in the :ref:`release notes <20_02_abi_changes>`.
+   found in the :ref:`release notes <20_02_abi_changes>`. Please note that this
+   policy does not currently apply to the :doc:`Window build
+   <../windows_gsg/intro>`.
 
 What is an ABI?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
index 58c6246..707afd3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@  compile. Support is being added in pieces so as to limit the overall scope
 of any individual patch series. The goal is to be able to run any DPDK
 application natively on Windows.
 
-The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` cannot be respected for Windows.
-Minor ABI versions may be incompatible
-because function versioning is not supported on Windows.
+The :doc:`../contributing/abi_policy` does not apply to the Windows build, as
+function versioning is not supported on Windows, therefore minor ABI versions
+may be incompatible.