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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2017-07-14 13:41:17 -0300 |
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committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2017-07-17 13:18:18 -0600 |
commit | b8b07b5c8dfc1fdf2f93d7419e0cac1034abc937 (patch) | |
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docs-rst: move Sphinx install instructions to sphinx.rst
The toolchain used by Sphinx is somewhat complex, and installing
it should be part of the doc-guide.
Move it out of changes.rst.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst | 17 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/changes.rst | 14 |
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst index 84e8e8a9cbdb..1ee109b19322 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst @@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ Finally, there are thousands of plain text documentation files scattered around ``Documentation``. Some of these will likely be converted to reStructuredText over time, but the bulk of them will remain in plain text. +.. _sphinx_install: + +Sphinx Install +============== + +The ReST markups currently used by the Documentation/ files are meant to be +built with ``Sphinx`` version 1.3 or upper. If you're desiring to build +PDF outputs, it is recommended to use version 1.4.6 or upper. + +.. note:: + + Please notice that, for PDF and LaTeX output, you'll also need ``XeLaTeX`` + version 3.14159265. Depending on the distribution, you may also need to + install a series of ``texlive`` packages that provide the minimal set of + functionalities required for ``XeLaTex`` to work. For PDF output you'll also + need ``convert(1)`` from ImageMagick (https://www.imagemagick.org). + Sphinx Build ============ diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index ceddf1d1e646..560beaef5a7c 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -309,18 +309,8 @@ Kernel documentation Sphinx ------ -The ReST markups currently used by the Documentation/ files are meant to be -built with ``Sphinx`` version 1.3 or upper. If you're desiring to build -PDF outputs, it is recommended to use version 1.4.6 or upper. - -.. note:: - - Please notice that, for PDF and LaTeX output, you'll also need ``XeLaTeX`` - version 3.14159265. Depending on the distribution, you may also need to - install a series of ``texlive`` packages that provide the minimal set of - functionalities required for ``XeLaTex`` to work. For PDF output you'll also - need ``convert(1)`` from ImageMagick (https://www.imagemagick.org). - +Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in ``Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst`` +for details about Sphinx requirements. Getting updated software ======================== |