From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E7FCF371056; Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:56:55 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1771883817; cv=none; b=IZMONa5NzSFM3UoIvjcNdjL0kWKCpBpPKOhvNZBm9E4P+Y48bMw7ds170Crou39eyLtDSpST7c56+HJ1TGUMv/cRfURGvKNlA8ZDW9l6m65oJ5lbZGlf74d5wHK4r7XxK9rulE0cm9L6BJwdTvdwT4bJKmnd52XxJclxshI34yg= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1771883817; c=relaxed/simple; bh=pXGC/cq1RIa+kosWyTBH56XxIsmLJCRt3EH2O+USob0=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=qyvMnCxfSkH3EgRcW/r+fb741ctqYcKqPeOdo1valw5Ag9WFzCqfoq6qYgVactCsjWu/0ijLD6gH9PMQ0cdOuxqgD5DFL2+1mSbfUyNIIcvu2id09jxUzU5AOthOYexhPPddGaOVK1YfaywnEj6MUxEsjiLQJrgrI4pKoT2mS5c= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=Hd9ophFE; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="Hd9ophFE" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 226C540423 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1771883815; bh=TegdeLCjhtE2h6einga2Hyq6/L556fumxXo0tIT3FJA=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=Hd9ophFEX8eF9jKSNUsZCWxUOq6x4/ZFkZOmuxRcMy40ALlUeCZSf+zRfVhW0o9gX vRo5HZKg2Hd5Pcy3PSuEEL/qKQsMoHc7YKRgbh4Y1X6RXDHwv1pazLpm+vgpPK7jhe OEdowmpJCe1nSE/Q1crVq6+2tM1abiy75TpN7gmiv0KPfr9s0ROr8EfOR8uFp5RpW3 qnTOI9WQJ9EEuBbvnf1j/xdKVfTtwKAN0DO3wwWuLHV8vGodV3y/17dATmFSK36n86 F/nrl9fkBT9HeUfrdEFvX+KYlHn7kuFbLL/P0j64AtjWQ82Jb83EsQhIvCBffqnN2J 7StKAqdTcXs8A== Received: from localhost (c-71-229-227-126.hsd1.co.comcast.net [71.229.227.126]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 226C540423; Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:56:55 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Hans Anda , Collin Funk , Shuah Khan Cc: workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Hans Anda Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: sort ver_linux and list in changes.rst In-Reply-To: <20260221152113.28322-2-hansa@airmail.cc> References: <20260221152113.28322-2-hansa@airmail.cc> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:56:54 -0700 Message-ID: <87wm032kex.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Hans Anda writes: > It is a pain in the ass to compare the software versions on the running > system (scripts/ver_linux) with the minimal required versions (changes.rst). > > Sort both lists alphabetically So ... I suspect that the intent, in changes.rst anyway, was to list the compilers first and group other stuff roughly by category. But I agree it's kind of a mess; if it's really by category, they should be explicit. If nobody screams, I am inclined to apply this change. But ... > Add missing tools in ver_linux > (bash, bc, bindgen, bindutils, btrfs, clang, e2fsck, awk, tar, gtags, > iptables, kmod, mcelog, mkimage, openssl, pahole, python, Rust, sphinx, > squashfs-tools, udev) > Fix minor issues (add grub2) ...these are a separate change and should be in their own patch. Thanks, jon