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Message-ID: <0164d8af-65f8-d3a4-c8c2-568f1806e147@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:25:18 -0700
From: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@...il.com>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ver_linux: add missing software to checklist
On 1/10/23 15:45, Bhaskar Chowdhury wrote:
> On 13:42 Tue 10 Jan 2023, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> Update to add missing software checks to bring it in sync with the
>> Documentation/Changes list. Make improvements to the output with
>> separator between different sections.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
>> ---
>> scripts/ver_linux | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>> 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/ver_linux b/scripts/ver_linux
>> index 1a8ee4ff0e32..6131f6f1b35b 100755
>> --- a/scripts/ver_linux
>> +++ b/scripts/ver_linux
>> @@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
>> # differ on your system.
>>
>> BEGIN {
>> - usage = "If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.\n"
>> - usage = usage "Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.\n"
>> + usage = "Minimum required software versions to build and run current kernel version.\n"
>> + usage = usage "If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.\n"
>> + usage = usage "Compare with the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.\n"
>> print usage
>>
>> + separator = "===================================================\n"
>> +
>> + print separator
>> system("uname -a")
>> printf("\n")
>>
>> @@ -17,9 +21,15 @@ BEGIN {
>> libc = "libc[.]so[.][0-9]+$"
>> libcpp = "(libg|stdc)[+]+[.]so([.][0-9]+)+$"
>>
>> + print separator
>> printversion("GNU C", version("gcc -dumpversion"))
>> + printversion("Clang/LLVM (optional)", version("clang --version"))
>> + printversion("Rust (optional)", version("rustc --version"))
>> + printversion("bindgen (optional)", version("bindgen --version"))
>> printversion("GNU Make", version("make --version"))
>> + printversion("bash", version("bash --version"))
>> printversion("Binutils", version("ld -v"))
>> + printversion("pahole", version("pahole --version"))
>> printversion("Util-linux", version("mount --version"))
>> printversion("Mount", version("mount --version"))
>> printversion("Module-init-tools", version("depmod -V"))
>> @@ -28,6 +38,8 @@ BEGIN {
>> printversion("Reiserfsprogs", version("reiserfsck -V"))
>> printversion("Reiser4fsprogs", version("fsck.reiser4 -V"))
>> printversion("Xfsprogs", version("xfs_db -V"))
>> + printversion("squashfs-tools", version("mksquashfs -version"))
>> + printversion("btrfs-progs", version("mkfs.btrfs --version"))
>> printversion("Pcmciautils", version("pccardctl -V"))
>> printversion("Pcmcia-cs", version("cardmgr -V"))
>> printversion("Quota-tools", version("quota -V"))
>> @@ -36,7 +48,16 @@ BEGIN {
>> printversion("Nfs-utils", version("showmount --version"))
>> printversion("Bison", version("bison --version"))
>> printversion("Flex", version("flex --version"))
>> + printversion("Grub", version("grub-install --version"))
>> + printversion("mcelog", version("mcelog --version"))
>> + printversion("iptables", version("iptables --version"))
>> + printversion("openssl & libcrypto", version("openssl version"))
>> + printversion("bc", version("bc --version"))
>> + printversion("Sphinx (for doc builds)", version("sphinx-build --version"))
>> + printversion("cpio", version("cpio --version"))
>> + printf("\n")
>>
>> + print separator
>> while ("ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null" | getline > 0)
>> if ($NF ~ libc || $NF ~ libcpp)
>> if (!seen[ver = version("readlink " $NF)]++)
>> @@ -50,12 +71,14 @@ BEGIN {
>> printversion("Sh-utils", version("expr --v"))
>> printversion("Udev", version("udevadm --version"))
>> printversion("Wireless-tools", version("iwconfig --version"))
>> + printf("\n")
>>
>> + print separator
>> while ("sort /proc/modules" | getline > 0) {
>> mods = mods sep $1
>> sep = " "
>> }
>> - printversion("Modules Loaded", mods)
>> + printversion("Modules Loaded:\n", mods)
>> }
>>
>> function version(cmd, ver) {
>> --
>> 2.34.1
>>
> Hunch....
>
> One, is grub required to compile kernel?
These are minimal requirements to compile and run the kernel.
Running requires installing it first and install tools are
required. grub is listed in Documentation/Changes.
>
> Second, can we please stick to " absolutely required software" than showing optional??
>
This is an attempt sync this ver_linux with Documentation/Changes
and print out complete list which includes optional.
> Separator adding is good one.
>
thanks,
-- Shuah
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