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docs: changes: better document Python needs
authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:43:04 +0000 (18:43 +0200)
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:54:29 +0000 (10:54 -0600)
commitbc20c56e98e0bd08e89f4fe327f4f14994d339b5
treeab9b1ac000ae534eb570ec13786a3e3e32dbc1b3
parentfc973dcd73f242480c61eccb1aa7306adafd2907
docs: changes: better document Python needs

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
Documentation/process/changes.rst