From: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@xxxxxxxxxx> redhat/docs: Add information on build dependencies Add a section on build dependencies. Signed-off-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/redhat/docs/index.rst b/redhat/docs/index.rst index blahblah..blahblah 100644 --- a/redhat/docs/index.rst +++ b/redhat/docs/index.rst @@ -65,6 +65,26 @@ os-build branch that can be used if the os-build branch does not compile due to upstream bugs. However, the os-build branch must be used as a Merge Request target for all Fedora/ARK specific changes. +Build Dependencies +------------------ + +kernel-ark has a long list of BuildRequires that are specified in the +kernel.spec file. Built-in rpm commands like 'yum builddep' will not +work on all OSes (`see BZ 2103214`_), +and 'yum deplist' which requires the configuration and enabling of a source +repository. As a result a 'dist-get-buildreqs' target has been added that will +provide a list of missing dependencies. This list can be consumed by other +commands to install missing packages: + +.. code-block:: sh + + # install missing build dependencies + yum -y install $(make dist-get-buildreqs | grep "Missing dependencies:" | cut -d":" -f2) + +Some packages may require the enabling of additional repositories such as the +system-sb-certs package which can be found in a Centos-Stream or RHEL CodeReady +Linux Builder (CRB) repository. + Local builds ------------ @@ -129,6 +149,7 @@ Maintainer Guide .. _register your SSH key: https://gitlab.com/-/profile/keys .. _Koji: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Using_the_Koji_Build_System/ .. _Mock: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Using_Mock_to_test_package_builds#How_do_I_set_up_Mock.3F +.. _see BZ 2103214: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2103214 Indices and tables -- https://gitlab.com/cki-project/kernel-ark/-/merge_requests/1900 _______________________________________________ kernel mailing list -- kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to kernel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
