Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] scripts: ver_linux: expand and fix list

Jonathan Corbet
2026-03-17T15:02:48Z

> system (scripts/ver_linux) with the minimal required versions.
> Sorting both lists the same way makes side-by-side comparisons a simple task.

OK, we're getting a lot closer. But the above text has nothing to do
with what this patch does - there is no sorting here. What you are
doing is making the names of the tools consistent and adding those that
are missing; that's what your changelog should say.

> fix path to changes.rst
>
> make toolnames uniform with the toolnames in Changes.rst
> make version commands uniform with Changes.rst
>
> Add missing tools in ver_linux
> bash, bc, bindgen, btrfs-progs, Clang, gdb, GNU awk, GNU tar,
> GRUB, GRUB2, gtags, iptables, kmod, mcelog, mkimage, openssl,
> pahole, Python, Rust, Sphinx, squashfs-tools
>
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebner@airmail.cc>
> ---
> scripts/ver_linux | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Otherwise I think the patch is good. If this were the only issue, I
would just apply the patch and fix the changelog myself.

Thanks,

jon