Re: [PATCH v1] docs: verify/bisect: fixes, finetuning, and support for Arch

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Thu Mar 07 2024 - 06:52:37 EST


Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Assorted changes for the recently added document.
>
> Improvements:
>
> * Add instructions for installing required software on Arch Linux.
>
> Fixes:
>
> * Move a 'git remote add -t master stable [...]' from a totally wrong
> to the right place.
>
> * Fix two anchors.
>
> * Add two required packages to the openSUSE install instructions.
>
> Fine tuning:
>
> * Improve the reference section about downloading Linux mainline sources
> to make it more obvious that those are alternatives.
>
> * Include the full instructions for git bundles to ensure the remote
> gets the right name; that way the text also works stand alone.
>
> * Install ncurses and qt headers for use of menuconfig and xconfig by
> default, but tell users that they are free to omit them.
>
> * Mention ahead of time which version number are meant as example in
> commands used during the step-by-step guide.
>
> * Mention that 'kernel-install remove' might do a incomplete job.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Lo! A quick note reg "mention ahead of time which version numbers are
> meant as example in commands used during the step-by-step guide". I did
> that, as I've seen someone following the guide without replacing the
> version numbers, so pointing this out with a few words seemed wise. But
> I'm not sure if the way I did it was the best; if someone has a better
> idea how to do that, please let me know. Ciao, Thorsten
> ---
> .../verify-bugs-and-bisect-regressions.rst | 135 +++++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

No better ideas...I've applied this, thanks.

jon