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[kirkstone,11/16] ref-manual/system-requirements.rst: recommend buildtools for not supported distros

Message ID 20240227140128.481522-12-michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com
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Michael Opdenacker Feb. 27, 2024, 2:01 p.m. UTC 
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>

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Changes in V2:
- Add reference to the section explaining how to get buildtools
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 documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst
index 159f16fb8d..79c40046b4 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst
@@ -118,7 +118,13 @@  tested on former revisions of "&DISTRO_NAME;", but no longer are:
       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,
+      typically by running ``scripts/install-buildtools`` as explained in
+      the ":ref:`system-requirements-buildtools`" section.
 
    -  You may use Windows Subsystem For Linux v2 to set up a build host
       using Windows 10, but validation is not performed against build