Message ID | 20230105152010.2318650-1-michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com |
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State | New |
Headers | show |
Series | ref-manual/system-requirements.rst: recommend buildtools for not supported distros | expand |
Which is done by running scripts/install-buildtools and doing that has its own section in the same system-requirements.rst :-) A simple reference to it should be enough. Alex On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 at 16:20, <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> wrote: > > From: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> > > Also minor correction to supported distribution notes > > Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> > Suggested-by: Alexander Kanavin <alex.kanavin@gmail.com> > --- > documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst | 9 ++++++--- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst > index 1f9b3b1b58..2bb813b385 100644 > --- a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst > +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst > @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ and conceptual information in the :doc:`/overview-manual/index`. > Supported Linux Distributions > ============================= > > -Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following > -distributions: > +Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following distributions: > > - Ubuntu 18.04 (LTS) > > @@ -71,7 +70,11 @@ distributions: > has no plans to support rolling-releases or development > distributions due to their constantly changing nature. We welcome > patches and bug reports, but keep in mind that our priority is on > - the supported platforms listed below. > + the supported platforms listed above. > + > + - If your Linux distribution is not in the above list, we recommend to > + get the :term:`buildtools` or :term:`buildtools-extended` tarballs > + containing the host tools required by your Yocto Project release. > > - You may use Windows Subsystem For Linux v2 to set up a build host > using Windows 10 or later, or Windows Server 2019 or later, but validation > -- > 2.37.2 >
On 05.01.23 at 16:38, Alexander Kanavin wrote: > Which is done by running scripts/install-buildtools and doing that has > its own section in the same system-requirements.rst > :-) A simple reference to it should be enough. > > Alex Right, I wanted to minimize the text (as the section is referred to in the description of "builttools"), but it's true a direct reference will help. Thanks Michael.
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst index 1f9b3b1b58..2bb813b385 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ and conceptual information in the :doc:`/overview-manual/index`. Supported Linux Distributions ============================= -Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following -distributions: +Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following distributions: - Ubuntu 18.04 (LTS) @@ -71,7 +70,11 @@ distributions: has no plans to support rolling-releases or development distributions due to their constantly changing nature. We welcome patches and bug reports, but keep in mind that our priority is on - the supported platforms listed below. + the supported platforms listed above. + + - If your Linux distribution is not in the above list, we recommend to + get the :term:`buildtools` or :term:`buildtools-extended` tarballs + containing the host tools required by your Yocto Project release. - You may use Windows Subsystem For Linux v2 to set up a build host using Windows 10 or later, or Windows Server 2019 or later, but validation