tar is used to build the kernel with CONFIG_IKHEADERS. GNU tar 1.28 or later is required. Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/process/changes.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index a9ef00509c9b..3c0074214d75 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version bc 1.06.95 bc --version Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 1.7 sphinx-build --version cpio any cpio --version +GNU tar 1.28 tar --version gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version ====================== =============== ======================================== @@ -175,6 +176,12 @@ You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is enabled. You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3 and higher. +Tar +--- + +GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access to the kernel headers via sysfs +(CONFIG_IKHEADERS). + gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional) ----------------------------- -- 2.39.2