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Mitchell Hentges adb44dd01a Bug 1677994: Clarify that configure executes progs without using shell r=firefox-build-system-reviewers,dmajor,glandium
Some distros include flags when they specify the location of a binary,
such as: `XARGS=xargs -r`.
This was confusing in `configure`, since:
* We require that environment variables contain only path
  overrides (without flags).
* The error message thrown when configure chokes was unclear: "why
  would `$ xargs -r` fail?"

This patch should make our "path-only" requirement more clear.

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D100044
2021-01-04 15:18:33 +00:00
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This directory contains common Python code.

The basic rule is that if Python code is cross-module (that's "module" in the
Mozilla meaning - as in "module ownership") and is MPL-compatible, it should
go here.

What should not go here:

* Vendored python modules (use third_party/python instead)
* Python that is not MPL-compatible (see other-licenses/)
* Python that has good reason to remain close to its "owning" (Mozilla)
  module (e.g. it is only being consumed from there).

Historical information can be found at
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775243
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1346025