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[v2,04/15] python: add directory structure README.rst files

Message ID 20201014142957.763624-5-jsnow@redhat.com
State New
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Series python: create installable package | expand

Commit Message

John Snow Oct. 14, 2020, 2:29 p.m. UTC
Add short readmes to python/, python/qemu/, and python/qemu/core that
explain the directory hierarchy. These readmes are visible when browsing
the source on e.g. gitlab/github and are designed to help new
developers/users quickly make sense of the source tree.

They are not designed for inclusion in a published manual.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 python/README.rst           | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 python/qemu/README.rst      |  8 ++++++++
 python/qemu/core/README.rst |  9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 python/README.rst
 create mode 100644 python/qemu/README.rst
 create mode 100644 python/qemu/core/README.rst

Comments

Philippe Mathieu-Daudé Oct. 14, 2020, 6:05 p.m. UTC | #1
On 10/14/20 4:29 PM, John Snow wrote:
> Add short readmes to python/, python/qemu/, and python/qemu/core that

> explain the directory hierarchy. These readmes are visible when browsing


Maybe readmes -> READMEs

Otherwise:
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>


> the source on e.g. gitlab/github and are designed to help new

> developers/users quickly make sense of the source tree.

> 

> They are not designed for inclusion in a published manual.

> 

> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>

> ---

>   python/README.rst           | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>   python/qemu/README.rst      |  8 ++++++++

>   python/qemu/core/README.rst |  9 +++++++++

>   3 files changed, 44 insertions(+)

>   create mode 100644 python/README.rst

>   create mode 100644 python/qemu/README.rst

>   create mode 100644 python/qemu/core/README.rst
John Snow Oct. 14, 2020, 8:51 p.m. UTC | #2
On 10/14/20 2:05 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 10/14/20 4:29 PM, John Snow wrote:

>> Add short readmes to python/, python/qemu/, and python/qemu/core that

>> explain the directory hierarchy. These readmes are visible when browsing

> 

> Maybe readmes -> READMEs

> 


If you want it to match the filename, "README files".

--js

> Otherwise:

> Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>

> 

>> the source on e.g. gitlab/github and are designed to help new

>> developers/users quickly make sense of the source tree.

>>

>> They are not designed for inclusion in a published manual.

>>

>> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>

>> ---

>>   python/README.rst           | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>>   python/qemu/README.rst      |  8 ++++++++

>>   python/qemu/core/README.rst |  9 +++++++++

>>   3 files changed, 44 insertions(+)

>>   create mode 100644 python/README.rst

>>   create mode 100644 python/qemu/README.rst

>>   create mode 100644 python/qemu/core/README.rst

>
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diff --git a/python/README.rst b/python/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcc0552ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ 
+QEMU Python Tooling
+===================
+
+This directory houses Python tooling used by the QEMU project to build,
+configure, and test QEMU. It is organized by namespace (``qemu``), and
+then by package (``qemu/core``).
+
+``setup.py`` is used by ``pip`` to install this tooling to the current
+environment. You will generally invoke it by doing one of the following:
+
+1. ``pip3 install .`` will install these packages to your current
+   environment. If you are inside a virtual environment, they will
+   install there. If you are not, it will attempt to install to the
+   global environment, which is not recommended.
+
+2. ``pip3 install --user .`` will install these packages to your user's
+   local python packages. If you are inside of a virtual environment,
+   this will fail.
+
+If you amend the ``-e`` argument, pip will install in "editable" mode;
+which installs a version of the package that uses symlinks to these
+files, such that the package always reflects the latest version in your
+git tree.
+
+See `Installing packages using pip and virtual environments
+<https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/>`_
+for more information.
diff --git a/python/qemu/README.rst b/python/qemu/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31209c80a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/qemu/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ 
+QEMU Python Namespace
+=====================
+
+This directory serves as the root of a `Python PEP 420 implicit
+namespace package <<https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/>`_.
+
+Each directory below is assumed to be an installable Python package that
+is available under the ``qemu.<package>`` namespace.
diff --git a/python/qemu/core/README.rst b/python/qemu/core/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91668e00bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/qemu/core/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ 
+qemu.core Package
+=================
+
+This package provides core utilities used for testing and debugging
+QEMU. It is used by the iotests, vm tests, and several other utilities
+in the ./scripts directory. It is not a fully-fledged SDK and it is
+subject to change at any time.
+
+See the documentation in ``__init__.py`` for more information.