Re: [XEN PATCH v2 0/5] python: Use setuptools instead of the deprecated distutils

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/09/2023 5:50 pm, Javi Merino wrote:
> This series picks up Marek's v1 from
> https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/20230316171634.320626-1-marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> Changes since v1:
>   - Update all containers to have setuptools, as python 3.12 depecrates 
> distutils in favour of setuptools
>   - Keep python2's support by falling back to distutils if setuptools is not 
> installed
>   - Drop the commit about raising the baseline requirement for python, as we 
> keep supporting python2
>
> Javi Merino (2):
>   automation: add python3's setuptools to containers
>   README: update to remove old note about the build system's python
>     expectation
>
> Marek Marczykowski-Górecki (3):
>   tools: convert setup.py to use setuptools
>   tools: don't use distutils in configure nor Makefile
>   tools: regenerate configure

Two general notes.

First, because you've (re)arranged and posted this series, you need to
add your own Signed-off-by line to all patches, even unmodified ones
Marek's that you've included.  SoB needs to be from everyone involved in
handling the patch.

Second, patch 4 should be dropped, and a note put in patch 2 to the
committer, who will use autoconf 2.69 and have a far far smaller delta
to include.

~Andrew