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@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version
bc 1.06.95 bc --version
Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 1.7 sphinx-build --version
cpio any cpio --version
+gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version
====================== =============== ========================================
.. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
@@ -174,6 +175,12 @@ You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
enabled. You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
and higher.
+gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)
+-----------------------------
+
+The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6.6.5 or later to generate
+tag files through ``make gtags``. This is due to its use of the gtags
+``-C (--directory)`` flag.
System utilities
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