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diff --git a/docs/devel/build-system.rst b/docs/devel/build-system.rst index a759982..2c88419 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 @@ -164,15 +164,11 @@ 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 requirements should make it possible to use the version that is packaged -that is provided by supported distros. +by QEMU's supported distros. When dependencies are downloaded, instead, ``configure`` uses a "known good" version that is also listed in ``pythondeps.toml``. In this @@ -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 |