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

[Akira Yokosawa]

On Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:30:38 -0700,
Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:17:30 -0700,
>> Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>>> Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>>> We are in the middle of the v5.17 merge window, and I think of this
>>>> series as a v5.18 material.
>>>> Which means it won't be merged into doc-next until v5.17-rc5 or -rc6
>>>> (mid March or so), unless Jon thinks otherwise.
>>>
>>> I'd rather merge it rather sooner than that if possible; 5.18 stuff will
>>> start going into docs-next shortly.
>>
>> Jon,
>>
>> Hearing no objection since mid January, I think it is time for you to
>> merge this series into docs-next.
> 
> That has been done - thanks for your work on this!

You are welcome!

> 
> Since you seem to have a reasonably good understanding of the
> PDF-generation side of things...I noted as I was testing this work that
> we are still getting the "restricted \write18 enabled" messages.  I
> asked about this years ago, and nobody seemed to have a clue of what was
> enabling it.  I'd *really* like to turn that off if possible; do you
> have any idea what's going on there?

I think I know the answer.
The message can be silenced by adding an option to xelatex.

Will send a patch soon.

        Thanks, Akira

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> jon