[PATCH v2 1/2] workflow: process/changes.rst: sort list

From: Hans Anda

Date: Thu Feb 26 2026 - 05:14:58 EST


sort table of required software versions alphabetically
add reference to scripts/ver_linux

Signed-off-by: Hans Anda <hansa@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/process/changes.rst | 53 ++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index 6b373e193548..f27572d415a5 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -24,45 +24,46 @@ running, the suggested command should tell you.
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 needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils. For a list of the
+programs on your system including their version execute ./scripts/ver_linux

====================== =============== ========================================
Program Minimal version Command to check the version
====================== =============== ========================================
-GNU C 8.1 gcc --version
-Clang/LLVM (optional) 15.0.0 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
+bc 1.06.95 bc --version
+bindgen (optional) 0.65.1 bindgen --version
binutils 2.30 ld -v
-flex 2.5.35 flex --version
bison 2.0 bison --version
-pahole 1.22 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
+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
-xfsprogs 2.6.0 xfs_db -V
-squashfs-tools 4.0 mksquashfs -version
-btrfs-progs 0.18 btrfs --version
+kmod 13 depmod -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]_ 3.4.3 sphinx-build --version
-GNU tar 1.28 tar --version
-gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version
-mkimage (optional) 2017.01 mkimage --version
Python 3.9.x python3 --version
-GNU AWK (optional) 5.1.0 gawk --version
+quota-tools 3.09 quota -V
+Rust (optional) 1.78.0 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
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