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diff --git a/docs/devel/build-system.rst b/docs/devel/build-system.rst index a759982..258cfad 100644 --- a/docs/devel/build-system.rst +++ b/docs/devel/build-system.rst @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ in how the build process runs Python code. At this stage, ``configure`` also queries the chosen Python interpreter about QEMU's build dependencies. Note that the build process does *not* -look for ``meson``, ``sphinx-build`` or ``avocado`` binaries in the PATH; +look for ``meson`` or ``sphinx-build`` binaries in the PATH; likewise, there are no options such as ``--meson`` or ``--sphinx-build``. This avoids a potential mismatch, where Meson and Sphinx binaries on the PATH might operate in a different Python environment than the one chosen @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ virtual environment with ``pip``, either from wheels in ``python/wheels`` or by downloading the package with PyPI. Downloading can be disabled with ``--disable-download``; and anyway, it only happens when a ``configure`` option (currently, only ``--enable-docs``) is explicitly enabled but -the dependencies are not present\ [#pip]_. +the dependencies are not present. .. [#distlib] The scripts are created based on the package's metadata, specifically the ``console_script`` entry points. This is the @@ -164,10 +164,6 @@ the dependencies are not present\ [#pip]_. because the Python Packaging Authority provides a package ``distlib.scripts`` to perform this task. -.. [#pip] ``pip`` might also be used when running ``make check-avocado`` - if downloading is enabled, to ensure that Avocado is - available. - The required versions of the packages are stored in a configuration file ``pythondeps.toml``. The format is custom to QEMU, but it is documented at the top of the file itself and it should be easy to understand. The @@ -497,8 +493,7 @@ number of dynamically created files listed later. ``pyvenv/bin``, and calling ``pip`` to install dependencies. ``tests/Makefile.include`` - Rules for external test harnesses. These include the TCG tests - and the Avocado-based integration tests. + Rules for external test harnesses like the TCG tests. ``tests/docker/Makefile.include`` Rules for Docker tests. Like ``tests/Makefile.include``, this file is |