[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: remove references to the old build system

[Bruce Richardson]

On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 06:28:45PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> Some docs and comments in Meson files are still mentioning
> the old build system based on "make", removed in 20.11.
> After one year, such references are better to be removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas at monjalon.net>
> ---
>  doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst | 3 +--
>  doc/guides/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.rst        | 3 +--
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst     | 4 ++--
>  drivers/common/mlx5/linux/meson.build      | 2 --
>  drivers/net/mlx4/meson.build               | 2 --
>  drivers/net/tap/meson.build                | 2 --
>  6 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
<snip>
>  
> -   Unlike with the make build system present in older DPDK releases,
> -   the meson system is not
> +   The meson system is not
>     designed to be used directly from a build directory. Instead it is
>     recommended that it be installed either system-wide or to a known
>     location in the user's home directory. The install location can be set

While the other removals look good to me, I suspect there are quite a few
users out there still working on old releases and building using make. This
comment therefore I feel could still be relevant and should be kept.

For the rest of the patch:
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>