jorisvandenbossche commented on code in PR #41705:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/41705#discussion_r1604917926


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docs/source/developers/python.rst:
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@@ -678,6 +642,45 @@ PyArrow are:
      - Number of processes used to compile PyArrow’s C++/Cython components
      - ``''``
 
+The components being disabled or enabled when building PyArrrow is by default
+based on how Arrow C++ is build (i.e. it follows the ``ARROW_$COMPONENT`` 
flags).
+However, the ``PYARROW_WITH_$COMPONENT`` environment variables can still be 
used
+to override this when building PyArrow (e.g. to disable components, or to 
enforce
+certain components to be built):
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: 30 30
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - Arrow flags/options
+     - Corresponding environment variables for PyArrow

Review Comment:
   We don't really have a good place we could link to, because in the 
CMakeLists file, the env variables are not directly visible (they are 
constructed and checked in a macro)



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