On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@xxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 06:10:01PM -0500, Rob Landley wrote: >> On 07/23/2013 05:57:15 PM, Aaro Koskinen wrote: >> >Is there any file describing the needed tools (and minimum versions) to >> >_build_ the kernel? I agree that trying to describe such for the run-time >> >userspace does not belong to the kernel tree, but the required/supported >> >versions of build tools should be still maybe documented... >> >> Documentation/changes _is_ the file that describes the kernel's >> build-time prerequisites. > > So, in that case the file should not be deleted. Or, we could create a real required-packages.txt that isn't a decade out of date (and poorly named), and have that in turn reference the arch specific files with the arch specific data. C'mon folks, have an open mind here. Put yourself in the perspective of the new user, and the issues that he/she faces. Try and forget the knowledge that you implicitly have gained of linux over time. Pointing these new users at this ancient Changes file is a good way to simply drive them away. We can do better. I know we can. And I know we all want that exact same thing once we cut away all the BS. Thanks, Paul. --- > > A. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
