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Python is listed as an optional dependency, but this is not true, as: 1) arm (multi_v7_defconfig and other defconfigs) and arm64 defconfig needs it due to DRM_MSM dependencies; 2) CONFIG_LTO_CLANG runs a python script at scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o; 3) kernel-doc is called during compilation when some DRM options like CONFIG_DRM_I915_WERROR are enabled; 4) allyesconfig/allmodconfig will enable CONFIG_* dependencies that needs it; 5) besides DRM, other subsystems seem to have logic calling *.py scripts. So, better document that and change the dependency from optional to mandatory to reflect the current needs. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Acked-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@kernel.org> Acked-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b03b95b8d09358e81e4f27942839191f49b0ba80.1753806485.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.