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 <[email protected]> --- 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, -- 2.54.0
