linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: Update version number from 5.x to 6.x in README.rst

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Date:   Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:24:55 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: Update version number from 5.x to 6.x in README.rst

Hi--

On 8/25/22 19:19, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 12:48:39PM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>>  - applying-patches.rst should just go.  I didn't prevail last time I
>>    tried to make that point, but I still don't think that we help
>>    anybody by dragging 1990's instructions around now.
>>
> 
> Hi jon,
> 
> If we're about to rm applying-patches.rst, at least we also need to add
> a warning to the doc, saying "This documentation is obsolete and will be
> removed in the future.", while adding the same deprecation message on
> scripts/patch-kernel. The script can still be usable and kept around for
> a cycle. If no users complain, we will go ahead rm-ing.

It already says:

   This document is obsolete.  In most cases, rather than using ``patch``
   manually, you'll almost certainly want to look at using Git instead.

although the bit about "will be removed in the [near] future"
would be a good addition.

-- 
~Randy