[PATCH] v2 Docs: changes.rst: introduce optional column
From: Manuel Ebner
Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 13:35:03 EST
The optional tag isn't obvious nor defined. Therefore replace with column.
Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Documentation/process/changes.rst | 84 +++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index b3fa980b63e3..905ac0f6cdc5 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -29,49 +29,49 @@ systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC Card hardware, for example,
you probably do not need to concern yourself with pcmciautils.
====================== =============== ========================================
- Program Minimal version Command to check the version
+ Program Minimal version Required for
====================== =============== ========================================
-bash 4.2 bash --version
-bc 1.06.95 bc --version
-bindgen (optional) 0.71.1 bindgen --version
-binutils 2.30 ld -v
-bison 2.0 bison --version
-btrfs-progs 0.18 btrfs --version
-Clang/LLVM (optional) 17.0.1 clang --version
-e2fsprogs 1.41.4 e2fsck -V
-flex 2.5.35 flex --version
-gdb 7.2 gdb --version
-genisoimage 1.1.11 genisoimage --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
-iproute2 6.14.0 ip -V
-iptables 1.4.2 iptables -V
-jfsutils 1.1.3 fsck.jfs -V
-kmod 13 kmod -V
-liblzma 5.8.1 lzma -V
-lzop 1.04 lzop -V
-mcelog 0.6 mcelog --version
-mkimage (optional) 2017.01 mkimage --version
-mtools 4.0.49 mtools -V
-nfs-utils 1.0.5 showmount --version
-openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version
-pahole 1.26 pahole --version
-pcmciautils 004 pccardctl -V
-PPP 2.4.0 pppd --version
-procps 3.2.0 ps --version
-Python 3.9.x python3 --version
-quota-tools 3.09 quota -V
-Rust (optional) 1.85.0 rustc --version
-Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 3.4.3 sphinx-build --version
-squashfs-tools 4.0 mksquashfs -version
-syslinux 6.04 syslinux --version
-udev 081 udevadm --version
-util-linux 2.10o mount --version
-xfsprogs 2.6.0 xfs_db -V
+bash 4.2
+bc 1.06.95
+bindgen 0.71.1 generate Rust bindings
+binutils 2.30
+bison 2.0
+btrfs-progs 0.18
+Clang/LLVM 17.0.1 alternative to GNU C (gcc)
+e2fsprogs 1.41.4 ext4
+flex 2.5.35
+gdb 7.2
+genisoimage 1.1.11
+GNU awk 5.1.0 objtool
+GNU C 8.1
+GNU make 4.0
+GNU tar 1.28
+GRUB 0.93
+gtags (optional) 6.6.5
+iproute2 6.14.0
+iptables 1.4.2
+jfsutils 1.1.3
+kmod 13
+liblzma 5.8.1
+lzop 1.04
+mcelog 0.6
+mkimage 2017.01 ARCH=arc, arm, or powerpc
+mtools 4.0.49
+nfs-utils 1.0.5
+openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0
+pahole 1.26
+pcmciautils 004
+PPP 2.4.0
+procps 3.2.0
+Python 3.9.x
+quota-tools 3.09
+Rust 1.85.0 CONFIG_RUST=y
+Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 3.4.3
+squashfs-tools 4.0
+syslinux 6.04
+udev 081
+util-linux 2.10o
+xfsprogs 2.6.0
====================== =============== ========================================
.. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
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