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diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index a0beca805362..9a99037270ff 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -19,51 +19,52 @@ Current Minimal Requirements Upgrade to at **least** these software revisions before thinking you've encountered a bug! If you're unsure what version you're currently -running, the suggested command should tell you. +running, the suggested command should tell you. For a list of the programs +on your system including their version execute ./scripts/ver_linux Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally running a Linux kernel. Also, not all tools are necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC Card hardware, for example, -you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils. +you probably do not need to concern yourself with pcmciautils. ====================== =============== ======================================== Program Minimal version Command to check the version ====================== =============== ======================================== -GNU C 5.1 gcc --version -Clang/LLVM (optional) 13.0.1 clang --version -Rust (optional) 1.78.0 rustc --version -bindgen (optional) 0.65.1 bindgen --version -GNU make 4.0 make --version bash 4.2 bash --version -binutils 2.25 ld -v -flex 2.5.35 flex --version +bc 1.06.95 bc --version +bindgen (optional) 0.71.1 bindgen --version +binutils 2.30 ld -v bison 2.0 bison --version -pahole 1.16 pahole --version -util-linux 2.10o mount --version -kmod 13 depmod -V +btrfs-progs 0.18 btrfs --version +Clang/LLVM (optional) 15.0.0 clang --version e2fsprogs 1.41.4 e2fsck -V +flex 2.5.35 flex --version +gdb 7.2 gdb --version +GNU awk (optional) 5.1.0 gawk --version +GNU C 8.1 gcc --version +GNU make 4.0 make --version +GNU tar 1.28 tar --version +GRUB 0.93 grub --version || grub-install --version +gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version +iptables 1.4.2 iptables -V jfsutils 1.1.3 fsck.jfs -V -reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 reiserfsck -V -xfsprogs 2.6.0 xfs_db -V -squashfs-tools 4.0 mksquashfs -version -btrfs-progs 0.18 btrfs --version +kmod 13 kmod -V +mcelog 0.6 mcelog --version +mkimage (optional) 2017.01 mkimage --version +nfs-utils 1.0.5 showmount --version +openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version +pahole 1.22 pahole --version pcmciautils 004 pccardctl -V -quota-tools 3.09 quota -V PPP 2.4.0 pppd --version -nfs-utils 1.0.5 showmount --version procps 3.2.0 ps --version -udev 081 udevd --version -grub 0.93 grub --version || grub-install --version -mcelog 0.6 mcelog --version -iptables 1.4.2 iptables -V -openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version -bc 1.06.95 bc --version -Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 2.4.4 sphinx-build --version -GNU tar 1.28 tar --version -gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version -mkimage (optional) 2017.01 mkimage --version -Python (optional) 3.5.x python3 --version -GNU AWK (optional) 5.1.0 gawk --version +Python 3.9.x python3 --version +quota-tools 3.09 quota -V +Rust (optional) 1.85.0 rustc --version +Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 3.4.3 sphinx-build --version +squashfs-tools 4.0 mksquashfs -version +udev 081 udevadm --version +util-linux 2.10o mount --version +xfsprogs 2.6.0 xfs_db -V ====================== =============== ======================================== .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation @@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ Bash 4.2 or newer is needed. Binutils -------- -Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the kernel. +Binutils 2.30 or newer is needed to build the kernel. pkg-config ---------- @@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ pahole Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is selected, the build system generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in vmlinux, a bit later from kernel -modules as well. This requires pahole v1.16 or later. +modules as well. This requires pahole v1.22 or later. It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distro packages or from https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/. @@ -155,6 +156,13 @@ Perl You will need perl 5 and the following modules: ``Getopt::Long``, ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``File::Find`` to build the kernel. +Python +------ + +Several config options require it: it is required for arm/arm64 +default configs, CONFIG_LTO_CLANG, some DRM optional configs, +the kernel-doc tool, and docs build (Sphinx), among others. + BC -- @@ -212,7 +220,7 @@ DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline documentation via specially-formatted comments near their definitions in the source. These comments can be combined with ReST -files the Documentation/ directory to make enriched documentation, which can +files in the Documentation/ directory to make enriched documentation, which can then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex, ePUB and PDF files. In order to convert from ReST format to a format of your choice, you'll need Sphinx. @@ -262,14 +270,6 @@ The following utilities are available: - other file system utilities are also available in this package. -Reiserfsprogs -------------- - -The reiserfsprogs package should be used for reiserfs-3.6.x -(Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined package and contains working -versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs``, ``debugreiserfs`` and -``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386 and alpha platforms. - Xfsprogs -------- @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ Kernel documentation Sphinx ------ -Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst <sphinxdoc>` +Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst for details about Sphinx requirements. rustdoc @@ -493,11 +493,6 @@ JFSutils - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/> -Reiserfsprogs -------------- - -- <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeffm/reiserfsprogs.git/> - Xfsprogs -------- |