From 69abe10566f71f3e579e35e9c39e7ef1e4dcac47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Opdenacker Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 16:07:20 +0100 Subject: ref-manual/system-requirements.rst: recommend buildtools for not supported distros Also minor correction to supported distribution notes (From yocto-docs rev: df8f862042633594846a93a1b7702fc01bc32ae0) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker Suggested-by: Alexander Kanavin Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst index 1f9b3b1b58..3cd0894687 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/system-requirements.rst @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ and conceptual information in the :doc:`/overview-manual/index`. Supported Linux Distributions ============================= -Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following -distributions: +Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following distributions: - Ubuntu 18.04 (LTS) @@ -71,7 +70,13 @@ distributions: has no plans to support rolling-releases or development distributions due to their constantly changing nature. We welcome patches and bug reports, but keep in mind that our priority is on - the supported platforms listed below. + the supported platforms listed above. + + - If your Linux distribution is not in the above list, we recommend to + get the :term:`buildtools` or :term:`buildtools-extended` tarballs + containing the host tools required by your Yocto Project release, + typically by running ``scripts/install-buildtools`` as explained in + the ":ref:`system-requirements-buildtools`" section. - You may use Windows Subsystem For Linux v2 to set up a build host using Windows 10 or later, or Windows Server 2019 or later, but validation -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf