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docs: Set minimal gtags / GNU GLOBAL version to 6.6.5 

commit b230235b38 upstream.

Kernel build now uses the gtags "-C (--directory)" option, available
since GNU GLOBAL v6.6.5.  Update the documentation accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwi@linutronix.de>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Link: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-global/2020-09/msg00000.html
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version
bc 1.06.95 bc --version bc 1.06.95 bc --version
Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 1.7 sphinx-build --version Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 1.7 sphinx-build --version
cpio any cpio --version cpio any cpio --version
gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version
====================== =============== ======================================== ====================== =============== ========================================
.. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
@ -174,6 +175,12 @@ You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
enabled. You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3 enabled. You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
and higher. and higher.
gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)
-----------------------------
The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6.6.5 or later to generate
tag files through ``make gtags``. This is due to its use of the gtags
``-C (--directory)`` flag.
System utilities System utilities
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