On Tue, Aug 9, 2022, at 04:10, Ralf Gommers wrote:
>> 
>> On 7/8/22 07:08, Stefan van der Walt wrote:
>> >
>> > If the aim is to merge these functions (show_config/runtime) 
>> > eventually, why not merge them now and avoid introducing another 
>> > function into the root namespace?
> 
> I'm guessing that the reason is that `show_config` is defined in 
> `numpy/__config__.py`, which is a file that is generated by `numpy.distutils 
> (deprecated). So adding to it now means having to reimplement it soon. For 
> runtime info there's also no need to put that in a build system component, 
> while for build-time info there must be such a connection somewhere. Hence I 
> think the PR is fine as is.

That makes sense. +1 from me then. 

Stéfan 
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