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  1 .. _changes:                                        1 .. _changes:
  2                                                     2 
  3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel          3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel
  4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++          4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  5                                                     5 
  6 Intro                                               6 Intro
  7 =====                                               7 =====
  8                                                     8 
  9 This document is designed to provide a list of      9 This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
 10 software necessary to run the current kernel v     10 software necessary to run the current kernel version.
 11                                                    11 
 12 This document is originally based on my "Chang     12 This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
 13 and therefore owes credit to the same people a     13 and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
 14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless o     14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the
 15 'net).                                             15 'net).
 16                                                    16 
 17 Current Minimal Requirements                       17 Current Minimal Requirements
 18 ****************************                       18 ****************************
 19                                                    19 
 20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisio     20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisions before thinking you've
 21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what vers     21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what version you're currently
 22 running, the suggested command should tell you     22 running, the suggested command should tell you.
 23                                                    23 
 24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you     24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally
 25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools a     25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools are necessary on all
 26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC C     26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC Card hardware, for example,
 27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcm     27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcmciautils.
 28                                                    28 
 29 ====================== ===============  ======     29 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 30         Program        Minimal version       C     30         Program        Minimal version       Command to check the version
 31 ====================== ===============  ======     31 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc --     32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc --version
 33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  13.0.1           clang  !!  33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  11.0.0           clang --version
 34 Rust (optional)        1.78.0           rustc  !!  34 GNU make               3.81             make --version
 35 bindgen (optional)     0.65.1           bindge << 
 36 GNU make               4.0              make - << 
 37 bash                   4.2              bash -     35 bash                   4.2              bash --version
 38 binutils               2.25             ld -v  !!  36 binutils               2.23             ld -v
 39 flex                   2.5.35           flex -     37 flex                   2.5.35           flex --version
 40 bison                  2.0              bison      38 bison                  2.0              bison --version
 41 pahole                 1.16             pahole     39 pahole                 1.16             pahole --version
 42 util-linux             2.10o            mount  !!  40 util-linux             2.10o            fdformat --version
 43 kmod                   13               depmod     41 kmod                   13               depmod -V
 44 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck     42 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
 45 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.j     43 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.jfs -V
 46 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiser     44 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiserfsck -V
 47 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db     45 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db -V
 48 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksqua     46 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksquashfs -version
 49 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsc     47 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsck
 50 pcmciautils            004              pccard     48 pcmciautils            004              pccardctl -V
 51 quota-tools            3.09             quota      49 quota-tools            3.09             quota -V
 52 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd -     50 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd --version
 53 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmo     51 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmount --version
 54 procps                 3.2.0            ps --v     52 procps                 3.2.0            ps --version
 55 udev                   081              udevd      53 udev                   081              udevd --version
 56 grub                   0.93             grub -     54 grub                   0.93             grub --version || grub-install --version
 57 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog     55 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog --version
 58 iptables               1.4.2            iptabl     56 iptables               1.4.2            iptables -V
 59 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openss     57 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openssl version
 60 bc                     1.06.95          bc --v     58 bc                     1.06.95          bc --version
 61 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         2.4.4            sphinx !!  59 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         1.7              sphinx-build --version
 62 cpio                   any              cpio -     60 cpio                   any              cpio --version
 63 GNU tar                1.28             tar -- << 
 64 gtags (optional)       6.6.5            gtags  << 
 65 mkimage (optional)     2017.01          mkimag << 
 66 Python (optional)      3.5.x            python << 
 67 GNU AWK (optional)     5.1.0            gawk - << 
 68 ====================== ===============  ======     61 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 69                                                    62 
 70 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Ke     63 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
 71                                                    64 
 72 Kernel compilation                                 65 Kernel compilation
 73 ******************                                 66 ******************
 74                                                    67 
 75 GCC                                                68 GCC
 76 ---                                                69 ---
 77                                                    70 
 78 The gcc version requirements may vary dependin     71 The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your
 79 computer.                                          72 computer.
 80                                                    73 
 81 Clang/LLVM (optional)                              74 Clang/LLVM (optional)
 82 ---------------------                              75 ---------------------
 83                                                    76 
 84 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM ut     77 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM utils (according to
 85 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org>     78 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org>`_) are supported for building
 86 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to w     79 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to work, and we may drop workarounds
 87 from the kernel that were used to support olde     80 from the kernel that were used to support older versions. Please see additional
 88 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <     81 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM <kbuild_llvm>`.
 89                                                    82 
 90 Rust (optional)                                << 
 91 ---------------                                << 
 92                                                << 
 93 A recent version of the Rust compiler is requi << 
 94                                                << 
 95 Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst  << 
 96 satisfy the build requirements of Rust support << 
 97 target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check wh << 
 98 be detected.                                   << 
 99                                                << 
100 bindgen (optional)                             << 
101 ------------------                             << 
102                                                << 
103 ``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindi << 
104 It depends on ``libclang``.                    << 
105                                                << 
106 Make                                               83 Make
107 ----                                               84 ----
108                                                    85 
109 You will need GNU make 4.0 or later to build t !!  86 You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel.
110                                                    87 
111 Bash                                               88 Bash
112 ----                                               89 ----
113                                                    90 
114 Some bash scripts are used for the kernel buil     91 Some bash scripts are used for the kernel build.
115 Bash 4.2 or newer is needed.                       92 Bash 4.2 or newer is needed.
116                                                    93 
117 Binutils                                           94 Binutils
118 --------                                           95 --------
119                                                    96 
120 Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the  !!  97 Binutils 2.23 or newer is needed to build the kernel.
121                                                    98 
122 pkg-config                                         99 pkg-config
123 ----------                                        100 ----------
124                                                   101 
125 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-con    102 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-config to check for installed
126 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings     103 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings for use in
127 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was    104 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was being used but not
128 verified or documented.                           105 verified or documented.
129                                                   106 
130 Flex                                              107 Flex
131 ----                                              108 ----
132                                                   109 
133 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates l    110 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates lexical analyzers
134 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or la    111 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or later.
135                                                   112 
136                                                   113 
137 Bison                                             114 Bison
138 -----                                             115 -----
139                                                   116 
140 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates p    117 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates parsers
141 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or late    118 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or later.
142                                                   119 
143 pahole                                         !! 120 pahole:
144 ------                                         !! 121 -------
145                                                   122 
146 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is s    123 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is selected, the build system
147 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in     124 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in vmlinux, a bit later from kernel
148 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 o    125 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 or later.
149                                                   126 
150 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distr    127 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distro packages or from
151 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.          128 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.
152                                                   129 
153 Perl                                              130 Perl
154 ----                                              131 ----
155                                                   132 
156 You will need perl 5 and the following modules    133 You will need perl 5 and the following modules: ``Getopt::Long``,
157 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``Fil    134 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``File::Find`` to build the kernel.
158                                                   135 
159 BC                                                136 BC
160 --                                                137 --
161                                                   138 
162 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and hig    139 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and higher
163                                                   140 
164                                                   141 
165 OpenSSL                                           142 OpenSSL
166 -------                                           143 -------
167                                                   144 
168 Module signing and external certificate handli    145 Module signing and external certificate handling use the OpenSSL program and
169 crypto library to do key creation and signatur    146 crypto library to do key creation and signature generation.
170                                                   147 
171 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and    148 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
172 enabled.  You will also need openssl developme    149 enabled.  You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
173 and higher.                                       150 and higher.
174                                                   151 
175 Tar                                            << 
176 ---                                            << 
177                                                << 
178 GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access << 
179 (CONFIG_IKHEADERS).                            << 
180                                                << 
181 gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)                  << 
182 -----------------------------                  << 
183                                                << 
184 The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6 << 
185 tag files through ``make gtags``.  This is due << 
186 ``-C (--directory)`` flag.                     << 
187                                                << 
188 mkimage                                        << 
189 -------                                        << 
190                                                << 
191 This tool is used when building a Flat Image T << 
192 platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-b << 
193 built from the U-Boot source code. See the ins << 
194 https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools. << 
195                                                << 
196 GNU AWK                                        << 
197 -------                                        << 
198                                                << 
199 GNU AWK is needed if you want kernel builds to << 
200 builtin modules (CONFIG_BUILTIN_MODULE_RANGES) << 
201                                                   152 
202 System utilities                                  153 System utilities
203 ****************                                  154 ****************
204                                                   155 
205 Architectural changes                             156 Architectural changes
206 ---------------------                             157 ---------------------
207                                                   158 
208 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev        159 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev
209 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel    160 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/)
210                                                   161 
211 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!    162 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!
212                                                   163 
213 Linux documentation for functions is transitio    164 Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline
214 documentation via specially-formatted comments    165 documentation via specially-formatted comments near their
215 definitions in the source.  These comments can    166 definitions in the source.  These comments can be combined with ReST
216 files the Documentation/ directory to make enr    167 files the Documentation/ directory to make enriched documentation, which can
217 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex,     168 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex, ePUB and PDF files.
218 In order to convert from ReST format to a form    169 In order to convert from ReST format to a format of your choice, you'll need
219 Sphinx.                                           170 Sphinx.
220                                                   171 
221 Util-linux                                        172 Util-linux
222 ----------                                        173 ----------
223                                                   174 
224 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` s    175 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` support for larger disks,
225 support new options to mount, recognize more s    176 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
226 types, and similar goodies.                    !! 177 types, have a fdformat which works with 2.4 kernels, and similar goodies.
227 You'll probably want to upgrade.                  178 You'll probably want to upgrade.
228                                                   179 
229 Ksymoops                                          180 Ksymoops
230 --------                                          181 --------
231                                                   182 
232 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oop    183 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the
233 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases     184 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't.
234 It is generally preferred to build the kernel     185 It is generally preferred to build the kernel with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` so
235 that it produces readable dumps that can be us    186 that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is (this also
236 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for    187 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for some reason your kernel
237 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you     188 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you have no way to rebuild and
238 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you     189 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you can still decode that Oops
239 with ksymoops.                                    190 with ksymoops.
240                                                   191 
241 Mkinitrd                                          192 Mkinitrd
242 --------                                          193 --------
243                                                   194 
244 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tre    195 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tree layout also require that
245 mkinitrd be upgraded.                             196 mkinitrd be upgraded.
246                                                   197 
247 E2fsprogs                                         198 E2fsprogs
248 ---------                                         199 ---------
249                                                   200 
250 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes seve    201 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes several bugs in fsck and
251 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgra    202 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
252                                                   203 
253 JFSutils                                          204 JFSutils
254 --------                                          205 --------
255                                                   206 
256 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilitie    207 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilities for the file system.
257 The following utilities are available:            208 The following utilities are available:
258                                                   209 
259 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transa    210 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transaction log, and check
260   and repair a JFS formatted partition.           211   and repair a JFS formatted partition.
261                                                   212 
262 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partit    213 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partition.
263                                                   214 
264 - other file system utilities are also availab    215 - other file system utilities are also available in this package.
265                                                   216 
266 Reiserfsprogs                                     217 Reiserfsprogs
267 -------------                                     218 -------------
268                                                   219 
269 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for r    220 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for reiserfs-3.6.x
270 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined packag    221 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined package and contains working
271 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs`    222 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs``, ``debugreiserfs`` and
272 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386     223 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386 and alpha platforms.
273                                                   224 
274 Xfsprogs                                          225 Xfsprogs
275 --------                                          226 --------
276                                                   227 
277 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``    228 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``mkfs.xfs``, ``xfs_db``, and the
278 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for th    229 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for the XFS filesystem.  It is
279 architecture independent and any version from     230 architecture independent and any version from 2.0.0 onward should
280 work correctly with this version of the XFS ke    231 work correctly with this version of the XFS kernel code (2.6.0 or
281 later is recommended, due to some significant     232 later is recommended, due to some significant improvements).
282                                                   233 
283 PCMCIAutils                                       234 PCMCIAutils
284 -----------                                       235 -----------
285                                                   236 
286 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properl    237 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properly sets up
287 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the    238 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the appropriate modules
288 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is mod    239 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is modularized and the hotplug
289 subsystem is used.                                240 subsystem is used.
290                                                   241 
291 Quota-tools                                       242 Quota-tools
292 -----------                                       243 -----------
293                                                   244 
294 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required    245 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required if you want to use
295 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools    246 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools version 3.07 and
296 newer has this support.  Use the recommended v    247 newer has this support.  Use the recommended version or newer
297 from the table above.                             248 from the table above.
298                                                   249 
299 Intel IA32 microcode                              250 Intel IA32 microcode
300 --------------------                              251 --------------------
301                                                   252 
302 A driver has been added to allow updating of I    253 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
303 accessible as a normal (misc) character device    254 accessible as a normal (misc) character device.  If you are not using
304 udev you may need to::                            255 udev you may need to::
305                                                   256 
306   mkdir /dev/cpu                                  257   mkdir /dev/cpu
307   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184               258   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
308   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode                   259   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode
309                                                   260 
310 as root before you can use this.  You'll proba    261 as root before you can use this.  You'll probably also want to
311 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to us    262 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to use with this.
312                                                   263 
313 udev                                              264 udev
314 ----                                              265 ----
315                                                   266 
316 ``udev`` is a userspace application for popula    267 ``udev`` is a userspace application for populating ``/dev`` dynamically with
317 only entries for devices actually present. ``u    268 only entries for devices actually present. ``udev`` replaces the basic
318 functionality of devfs, while allowing persist    269 functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for
319 devices.                                          270 devices.
320                                                   271 
321 FUSE                                              272 FUSE
322 ----                                              273 ----
323                                                   274 
324 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimu    275 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimum is 2.3.0 but mount
325 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won    276 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won't work.
326                                                   277 
327 Networking                                        278 Networking
328 **********                                        279 **********
329                                                   280 
330 General changes                                   281 General changes
331 ---------------                                   282 ---------------
332                                                   283 
333 If you have advanced network configuration nee    284 If you have advanced network configuration needs, you should probably
334 consider using the network tools from ip-route    285 consider using the network tools from ip-route2.
335                                                   286 
336 Packet Filter / NAT                               287 Packet Filter / NAT
337 -------------------                               288 -------------------
338 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the sam    289 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the same tools like the previous 2.4.x
339 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes b    290 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes backwards-compatibility modules
340 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwa    291 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwadm.
341                                                   292 
342 PPP                                               293 PPP
343 ---                                               294 ---
344                                                   295 
345 The PPP driver has been restructured to suppor    296 The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
346 enable it to operate over diverse media layers    297 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
347 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.                   298 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
348                                                   299 
349 If you are not using udev, you must have the d    300 If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
350 which can be made by::                            301 which can be made by::
351                                                   302 
352   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0                          303   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
353                                                   304 
354 as root.                                          305 as root.
355                                                   306 
356 NFS-utils                                         307 NFS-utils
357 ---------                                         308 ---------
358                                                   309 
359 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs     310 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs server needed to know
360 about any client that expected to be able to a    311 about any client that expected to be able to access files via NFS.  This
361 information would be given to the kernel by ``    312 information would be given to the kernel by ``mountd`` when the client
362 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at     313 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at system startup.  exportfs
363 would take information about active clients fr    314 would take information about active clients from ``/var/lib/nfs/rmtab``.
364                                                   315 
365 This approach is quite fragile as it depends o    316 This approach is quite fragile as it depends on rmtab being correct
366 which is not always easy, particularly when tr    317 which is not always easy, particularly when trying to implement
367 fail-over.  Even when the system is working we    318 fail-over.  Even when the system is working well, ``rmtab`` suffers from
368 getting lots of old entries that never get rem    319 getting lots of old entries that never get removed.
369                                                   320 
370 With modern kernels we have the option of havi    321 With modern kernels we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd
371 when it gets a request from an unknown host, a    322 when it gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give
372 appropriate export information to the kernel.     323 appropriate export information to the kernel.  This removes the
373 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the ker    324 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the kernel only needs to know about
374 currently active clients.                         325 currently active clients.
375                                                   326 
376 To enable this new functionality, you need to:    327 To enable this new functionality, you need to::
377                                                   328 
378   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd                329   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd
379                                                   330 
380 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is reco    331 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
381 services be protected from the internet-at-lar    332 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where
382 that is possible.                                 333 that is possible.
383                                                   334 
384 mcelog                                            335 mcelog
385 ------                                            336 ------
386                                                   337 
387 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to    338 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to process and log machine check
388 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Mac    339 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Machine check events are errors
389 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strong    340 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
390                                                   341 
391 Kernel documentation                              342 Kernel documentation
392 ********************                              343 ********************
393                                                   344 
394 Sphinx                                            345 Sphinx
395 ------                                            346 ------
396                                                   347 
397 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Docu    348 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst <sphinxdoc>`
398 for details about Sphinx requirements.            349 for details about Sphinx requirements.
399                                                   350 
400 rustdoc                                        << 
401 -------                                        << 
402                                                << 
403 ``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentat << 
404 Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for << 
405                                                << 
406 Getting updated software                          351 Getting updated software
407 ========================                          352 ========================
408                                                   353 
409 Kernel compilation                                354 Kernel compilation
410 ******************                                355 ******************
411                                                   356 
412 gcc                                               357 gcc
413 ---                                               358 ---
414                                                   359 
415 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>                    360 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>
416                                                   361 
417 Clang/LLVM                                        362 Clang/LLVM
418 ----------                                        363 ----------
419                                                   364 
420 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.             365 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.
421                                                   366 
422 Rust                                           << 
423 ----                                           << 
424                                                << 
425 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
426                                                << 
427 bindgen                                        << 
428 -------                                        << 
429                                                << 
430 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
431                                                << 
432 Make                                              367 Make
433 ----                                              368 ----
434                                                   369 
435 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>                   370 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>
436                                                   371 
437 Bash                                              372 Bash
438 ----                                              373 ----
439                                                   374 
440 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>                   375 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>
441                                                   376 
442 Binutils                                          377 Binutils
443 --------                                          378 --------
444                                                   379 
445 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binu    380 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
446                                                   381 
447 Flex                                              382 Flex
448 ----                                              383 ----
449                                                   384 
450 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>       385 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>
451                                                   386 
452 Bison                                             387 Bison
453 -----                                             388 -----
454                                                   389 
455 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>                  390 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>
456                                                   391 
457 OpenSSL                                           392 OpenSSL
458 -------                                           393 -------
459                                                   394 
460 - <https://www.openssl.org/>                      395 - <https://www.openssl.org/>
461                                                   396 
462 System utilities                                  397 System utilities
463 ****************                                  398 ****************
464                                                   399 
465 Util-linux                                        400 Util-linux
466 ----------                                        401 ----------
467                                                   402 
468 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util    403 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
469                                                   404 
470 Kmod                                              405 Kmod
471 ----                                              406 ----
472                                                   407 
473 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    408 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/>
474 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel    409 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git>
475                                                   410 
476 Ksymoops                                          411 Ksymoops
477 --------                                          412 --------
478                                                   413 
479 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    414 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
480                                                   415 
481 Mkinitrd                                          416 Mkinitrd
482 --------                                          417 --------
483                                                   418 
484 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/mai    419 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/main>
485                                                   420 
486 E2fsprogs                                         421 E2fsprogs
487 ---------                                         422 ---------
488                                                   423 
489 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/peo    424 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/>
490 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fs    425 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fsprogs.git/>
491                                                   426 
492 JFSutils                                          427 JFSutils
493 --------                                          428 --------
494                                                   429 
495 - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/>               !! 430 - <http://jfs.sourceforge.net/>
496                                                   431 
497 Reiserfsprogs                                     432 Reiserfsprogs
498 -------------                                     433 -------------
499                                                   434 
500 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel    435 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jeffm/reiserfsprogs.git/>
501                                                   436 
502 Xfsprogs                                          437 Xfsprogs
503 --------                                          438 --------
504                                                   439 
505 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfspr    440 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfsprogs-dev.git>
506 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/x    441 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/xfs/xfsprogs/>
507                                                   442 
508 Pcmciautils                                       443 Pcmciautils
509 -----------                                       444 -----------
510                                                   445 
511 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    446 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
512                                                   447 
513 Quota-tools                                       448 Quota-tools
514 -----------                                       449 -----------
515                                                   450 
516 - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota !! 451 - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota/>
517                                                   452 
518                                                   453 
519 Intel P6 microcode                                454 Intel P6 microcode
520 ------------------                                455 ------------------
521                                                   456 
522 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>             457 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>
523                                                   458 
524 udev                                              459 udev
525 ----                                              460 ----
526                                                   461 
527 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/system    462 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/udev.html>
528                                                   463 
529 FUSE                                              464 FUSE
530 ----                                              465 ----
531                                                   466 
532 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases    467 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases>
533                                                   468 
534 mcelog                                            469 mcelog
535 ------                                            470 ------
536                                                   471 
537 - <https://www.mcelog.org/>                    !! 472 - <http://www.mcelog.org/>
538                                                   473 
539 cpio                                              474 cpio
540 ----                                              475 ----
541                                                   476 
542 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>            477 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>
543                                                   478 
544 Networking                                        479 Networking
545 **********                                        480 **********
546                                                   481 
547 PPP                                               482 PPP
548 ---                                               483 ---
549                                                   484 
550 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>           485 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>
551 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>             486 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>
552 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>            487 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>
553                                                   488 
554 NFS-utils                                         489 NFS-utils
555 ---------                                         490 ---------
556                                                   491 
557 - <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p !! 492 - <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14>
558 - <https://nfs.sourceforge.net/>               << 
559                                                   493 
560 Iptables                                          494 Iptables
561 --------                                          495 --------
562                                                   496 
563 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ind    497 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/index.html>
564                                                   498 
565 Ip-route2                                         499 Ip-route2
566 ---------                                         500 ---------
567                                                   501 
568 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/    502 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/>
569                                                   503 
570 OProfile                                          504 OProfile
571 --------                                          505 --------
572                                                   506 
573 - <https://oprofile.sf.net/download/>          !! 507 - <http://oprofile.sf.net/download/>
                                                   >> 508 
                                                   >> 509 NFS-Utils
                                                   >> 510 ---------
                                                   >> 511 
                                                   >> 512 - <http://nfs.sourceforge.net/>
574                                                   513 
575 Kernel documentation                              514 Kernel documentation
576 ********************                              515 ********************
577                                                   516 
578 Sphinx                                            517 Sphinx
579 ------                                            518 ------
580                                                   519 
581 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>                   520 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>
                                                      

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