linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation/Changes: phase out Changes file that hasn't changed

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:57:15 +0300
From:	Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/Changes: phase out Changes file that
 hasn't changed

Hi,

On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 01:12:55AM -0400, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> Looking at the bigger picture, the need for this file has simply
> passed.  It was trying to detail required versions of userspace
> packages, in order to cater to hand-crafted systems.  But now the
> majority of users get their userspace all at once from some kind
> of distro, and we are probably a lot more serious about avoiding
> breaking userspace than we were a dozen years ago.

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...

A.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/