Re: [PATCH v3 00/33] Implement kernel-doc in Python

[Jonathan Corbet]

> Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> On Wed, Apr 09, 2025 at 12:30:00PM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>>> Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> 
>>> > This changeset contains the kernel-doc.py script to replace the verable
>>> > kernel-doc originally written in Perl. It replaces the first version and the
>>> > second series I sent on the top of it.
>>> 
>>> OK, I've applied it, looked at the (minimal) changes in output, and
>>> concluded that it's good - all this stuff is now in docs-next.  Many
>>> thanks for doing this!
>>> 
>>> I'm going to hold off on other documentation patches for a day or two
>>> just in case anything turns up.  But it looks awfully good.
>>
>> This started well, until it becomes a scripts/lib/kdoc.
>> So, it makes the `make O=...` builds dirty *). Please make sure this doesn't leave
>> "disgusting turd" )as said by Linus) in the clean tree.
>>
>> *) it creates that __pycache__ disaster. And no, .gitignore IS NOT a solution.

Actually, I find myself unable to reproduce this; can you tell me how
you get Python to create that directory on your system?  Which version
of Python?

Thanks,

jon