linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] doc: Add tar requirement to changes.rst

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Message-Id: <20230521132336.1279523-2-masahiroy@kernel.org>
Date:   Sun, 21 May 2023 22:23:36 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] doc: Add tar requirement to changes.rst

tar is used to build the kernel with CONFIG_IKHEADERS.

GNU tar 1.28 or later is required.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

 Documentation/process/changes.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index a9ef00509c9b..3c0074214d75 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openssl version
 bc                     1.06.95          bc --version
 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         1.7              sphinx-build --version
 cpio                   any              cpio --version
+GNU tar                1.28             tar --version
 gtags (optional)       6.6.5            gtags --version
 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 
@@ -175,6 +176,12 @@ You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
 enabled.  You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
 and higher.
 
+Tar
+---
+
+GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access to the kernel headers via sysfs
+(CONFIG_IKHEADERS).
+
 gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)
 -----------------------------
 
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