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diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index cf908d79666e..9844ca3a71a6 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Intro ===== This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of -software necessary to run the 4.x kernels. +software necessary to run 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, @@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils. Program Minimal version Command to check the version ====================== =============== ======================================== GNU C 5.1 gcc --version -Clang/LLVM (optional) 10.0.1 clang --version -GNU make 3.81 make --version +Clang/LLVM (optional) 11.0.0 clang --version +Rust (optional) 1.62.0 rustc --version +bindgen (optional) 0.56.0 bindgen --version +GNU make 3.82 make --version +bash 4.2 bash --version binutils 2.23 ld -v flex 2.5.35 flex --version bison 2.0 bison --version @@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ iptables 1.4.2 iptables -V openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version bc 1.06.95 bc --version Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 1.7 sphinx-build --version +cpio any cpio --version ====================== =============== ======================================== .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation @@ -78,10 +82,39 @@ kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to work, and we may drop workarounds from the kernel that were used to support older versions. Please see additional docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <kbuild_llvm>`. +Rust (optional) +--------------- + +A particular version of the Rust toolchain is required. Newer versions may or +may not work because the kernel depends on some unstable Rust features, for +the moment. + +Each Rust toolchain comes with several "components", some of which are required +(like ``rustc``) and some that are optional. The ``rust-src`` component (which +is optional) needs to be installed to build the kernel. Other components are +useful for developing. + +Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst for instructions on how to +satisfy the build requirements of Rust support. In particular, the ``Makefile`` +target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check why the Rust toolchain may not +be detected. + +bindgen (optional) +------------------ + +``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindings to the C side of the kernel. +It depends on ``libclang``. + Make ---- -You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel. +You will need GNU make 3.82 or later to build the kernel. + +Bash +---- + +Some bash scripts are used for the kernel build. +Bash 4.2 or newer is needed. Binutils -------- @@ -340,6 +373,12 @@ Sphinx Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst <sphinxdoc>` for details about Sphinx requirements. +rustdoc +------- + +``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentation for Rust code. Please see +Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for more information. + Getting updated software ======================== @@ -356,11 +395,26 @@ Clang/LLVM - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`. +Rust +---- + +- Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst. + +bindgen +------- + +- Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst. + Make ---- - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/> +Bash +---- + +- <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/> + Binutils -------- @@ -458,6 +512,11 @@ mcelog - <http://www.mcelog.org/> +cpio +---- + +- <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/> + Networking ********** |