Re: [PATCH 2/5] Docs: software-requirements.rst: Refine language

[Randy Dunlap]

On 8/12/26 5:19 AM, Manuel Ebner wrote:
> This document grew over the years and isn't limited to compiling or running
> the kernel anymore.
> 
> compile -> interact
> levels -> versions
> run the current kernel version -> change code, compile, install and boot the current kernel version.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> I think the lines
> +This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum versions of
> +software necessary to change code, compile, install and boot the current
> +kernel version.
> could be extended beyond boot but I'm lacking thw words.
> Thoose tools would justify this: gdb, iptables, pcmciautils, ...
> 
> PATCH 5/5 is related to this patch.
> ---
>  Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst | 11 ++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst b/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst
> index 1ca8c5f73ad0..69d31a3b5be3 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst
> @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
> -.. _changes:
> +.. _software-requirements:
>  
> -Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel
> -++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> +Minimal requirements to interact with the Kernel
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  
>  Intro
>  =====
>  
> -This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
> -software necessary to run the current kernel version.
> +This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum versions of
> +software necessary to change code, compile, install and boot the current
> +kernel version.
>  
>  This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
>  and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,

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~Randy