[PATCH v2 0/4] docs: sphinx/kfigure.py: Improve conversion to PDF

[Akira Yokosawa]

This patch set improves conversions of DOT -> PDF and SVG -> PDF
for PDF docs.

* DOT -> PDF conversion

Current scheme uses "dot -Tpdf" (of graphviz).

Cons:
  - openSUSE's dot(1) does not support -Tpdf.
  - Other distro's dot(1) generates PDFs with unnecessarily wide
    margins for inclusion into LaTeX docs.

Patch 1/4 changes the route to the following two steps:

  1. DOT -> SVG by "dot -Tsvg"
  2. SVG -> PDF by "rsvg-convert -f pdf" with fallback to convert(1)

Pros:
  - Improved portability across distros
  - Less space around graphs in final PDF documents

Con:
  - On systems without rsvg-convert, generated PDF will be of raster
    image.

Patch 2/4 avoids raster-image PDF by using "dot -Tpdf" on systems where
the option is available.

* SVG -> PDF conversion

Current scheme uses convert(1) (of ImageMagick)

Cons:
  - Generated PDFs are of raster image.  Some of them look blurry.
  - Raster images tend to be large in size.
  - convert(1) delegates SVG decoding to rsvg-convert(1).
    It doesn't cover full range of Inkscape-specific SVG features
    and fails to convert some of SVG figures properly.

Improper conversions are observed with SVGs listed below (incomplete,
conversion quality depends on the version of rsvg-convert):
  - Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/selection.svg
  - Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vbi_525.svg
  - Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vbi_625.svg
  - Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vbi_hsync.svg
  - Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/drbd/DRBD-8.3-data-packets.svg
  - Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/drbd/DRBD-data-packages.svg

If you have Inkscape installed as well, convert(1) delegates SVG
decoding to inkscape(1) rather than to rsvg-convert(1) and SVGs listed
above can be rendered properly.

So if Inkscape is required for converting those SVGs properly, why not
use it directly in the first place?

Patches 3/4 and 4/4 add code to utilize inkscape(1) for SVG -> PDF
conversion when it is available.  They don't modify any existing
requirements for kernel-doc.

Patch 3/4 adds the alternative route of SVG -> PDF conversion by
inkscape(1).
Patch 4/4 delegates warning messages from inkscape(1) to kernellog.verbose
as they are likely harmless in command-line uses.

Pros:
  - Generated PDFs are of vector graphics.
  - Vector graphics tends to be smaller in size and looks nicer when
    zoomed in.
  - SVGs drawn by Inkscape are fully supported.

On systems without Inkscape, no regression is expected by these two
patches.

Changes since v1 (as of Patch 5/3) [1]:

- Reorder and merge patches to reduce/eliminate regression windows of
  raster-image PDF and stderr redirection.
    v1        v2
    1/3       1/4
    4/3       2/4
    2/3       3/4
    3/3+5/3   4/4

- Massage kernellog.verbose/warn messages. They now show command(s)
  used in DOT -> PDF conversion.

- Pass actual exit code of inkscape(1) to kernellog.warn.

FWIW, diff of v1 vs. v2 follows:

--------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py b/Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py
index a275ee0fec02..24d2b2addcce 100644
--- a/Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py
@@ -220,10 +220,16 @@ def setupTools(app):
 
         if rsvg_convert_cmd:
             kernellog.verbose(app, "use rsvg-convert(1) from: " + rsvg_convert_cmd)
+            kernellog.verbose(app, "use 'dot -Tsvg' and rsvg-convert(1) for DOT -> PDF conversion")
             dot_Tpdf = False
         else:
-            kernellog.verbose(app, "rsvg-convert(1) not found, "
-                              "falling back to raster image conversion")
+            kernellog.verbose(app,
+                "rsvg-convert(1) not found.\n"
+                "  SVG rendering of convert(1) is done by ImageMagick-native renderer.")
+            if dot_Tpdf:
+                kernellog.verbose(app, "use 'dot -Tpdf' for DOT -> PDF conversion")
+            else:
+                kernellog.verbose(app, "use 'dot -Tsvg' and convert(1) for DOT -> PDF conversion")
 
 
 # integrate conversion tools
@@ -368,8 +374,10 @@ def svg2pdf(app, svg_fname, pdf_fname):
 
     """
     cmd = [convert_cmd, svg_fname, pdf_fname]
+    cmd_name = 'convert(1)'
 
     if inkscape_cmd:
+        cmd_name = 'inkscape(1)'
         if inkscape_ver_one:
             cmd = [inkscape_cmd, '-o', pdf_fname, svg_fname]
         else:
@@ -380,15 +388,17 @@ def svg2pdf(app, svg_fname, pdf_fname):
         exit_code = 0
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as err:
         warning_msg = err.output
-        exit_code = 1
+        exit_code = err.returncode
         pass
 
     if exit_code != 0:
         kernellog.warn(app, "Error #%d when calling: %s" % (exit_code, " ".join(cmd)))
-        kernellog.warn(app, "Warning msg from inkscape: %s" % str(warning_msg, 'utf-8'))
-    if warning_msg:
-        kernellog.verbose(app, "Warning msg from inkscape (likely harmless):\n%s"
-                          % str(warning_msg, 'utf-8'))
+        if warning_msg:
+            kernellog.warn(app, "Warning msg from %s: %s"
+                           % (cmd_name, str(warning_msg, 'utf-8')))
+    elif warning_msg:
+        kernellog.verbose(app, "Warning msg from %s (likely harmless):\n%s"
+                          % (cmd_name, str(warning_msg, 'utf-8')))
 
     return bool(exit_code == 0)
 
--------------------------------------------------------------

[1] v1: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/de8def13-efbc-1d98-acb5-5cc1f6902e4b@xxxxxxxxx

        Thanks, Akira
--
Akira Yokosawa (4):
  docs: sphinx/kfigure.py: Use rsvg-convert(1) for DOT -> PDF conversion
  docs: sphinx/kfigure.py: Add check of 'dot -Tpdf'
  docs: sphinx/kfigure.py: Use inkscape(1) for SVG -> PDF conversion
  docs: sphinx/kfigure.py: Delegate inkscape msg to kernellog.verbose

 Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py | 134 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 121 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)


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