From b230235b386589d8f0d631b1c77a95ca79bb0732 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Ahmed S. Darwish" Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 19:32:17 +0200 Subject: docs: Set minimal gtags / GNU GLOBAL version to 6.6.5 Kernel build now uses the gtags "-C (--directory)" option, available since GNU GLOBAL v6.6.5. Update the documentation accordingly. Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish Cc: Link: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-global/2020-09/msg00000.html Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada --- Documentation/process/changes.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/process') diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index ef540865ad22..a9ef00509c9b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -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 **************** -- cgit v1.2.3 From c584476d477e7617478dc9a305350629aa155f5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Masahiro Yamada Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 22:23:36 +0900 Subject: doc: Add tar requirement to changes.rst tar is used to build the kernel with CONFIG_IKHEADERS. GNU tar 1.28 or later is required. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier --- Documentation/process/changes.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/process') diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index a9ef00509c9b..3c0074214d75 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -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 +GNU tar 1.28 tar --version gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version ====================== =============== ======================================== @@ -175,6 +176,12 @@ 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. +Tar +--- + +GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access to the kernel headers via sysfs +(CONFIG_IKHEADERS). + gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional) ----------------------------- -- cgit v1.2.3