Re: [PATCH] ver_linux: add missing software to checklist

[Alexander Kapshuk]

On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 11:13 PM Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Update to add missing software checks to bring it in sync with the
> Documentation/Changes list. Make improvements to the output with
> separator between different sections.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  scripts/ver_linux | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/ver_linux b/scripts/ver_linux
> index 1a8ee4ff0e32..6131f6f1b35b 100755
> --- a/scripts/ver_linux
> +++ b/scripts/ver_linux
> @@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
>  # differ on your system.
>
>  BEGIN {
> -       usage = "If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.\n"
> -       usage = usage "Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.\n"
> +       usage = "Minimum required software versions to build and run current kernel version.\n"
> +       usage = usage "If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.\n"
> +       usage = usage "Compare with the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.\n"
>         print usage
>
> +       separator = "===================================================\n"

Embedding a new line character at the start of the separator string
would eliminate the need for the extra printf("\n") statements
introduced.

> +
> +       print separator
>         system("uname -a")
>         printf("\n")

Consequently, this printf could be removed as well.

>
> @@ -17,9 +21,15 @@ BEGIN {
>         libc = "libc[.]so[.][0-9]+$"
>         libcpp = "(libg|stdc)[+]+[.]so([.][0-9]+)+$"
>
> +       print separator
>         printversion("GNU C", version("gcc -dumpversion"))
> +       printversion("Clang/LLVM (optional)", version("clang --version"))
> +       printversion("Rust (optional)", version("rustc --version"))
> +       printversion("bindgen (optional)", version("bindgen --version"))
>         printversion("GNU Make", version("make --version"))
> +       printversion("bash", version("bash --version"))
>         printversion("Binutils", version("ld -v"))
> +       printversion("pahole", version("pahole --version"))
>         printversion("Util-linux", version("mount --version"))
>         printversion("Mount", version("mount --version"))
>         printversion("Module-init-tools", version("depmod -V"))
> @@ -28,6 +38,8 @@ BEGIN {
>         printversion("Reiserfsprogs", version("reiserfsck -V"))
>         printversion("Reiser4fsprogs", version("fsck.reiser4 -V"))
>         printversion("Xfsprogs", version("xfs_db -V"))
> +       printversion("squashfs-tools", version("mksquashfs -version"))
> +       printversion("btrfs-progs", version("mkfs.btrfs --version"))
>         printversion("Pcmciautils", version("pccardctl -V"))
>         printversion("Pcmcia-cs", version("cardmgr -V"))
>         printversion("Quota-tools", version("quota -V"))
> @@ -36,7 +48,16 @@ BEGIN {
>         printversion("Nfs-utils", version("showmount --version"))
>         printversion("Bison", version("bison --version"))
>         printversion("Flex", version("flex --version"))
> +       printversion("Grub", version("grub-install --version"))
> +       printversion("mcelog", version("mcelog --version"))
> +       printversion("iptables", version("iptables --version"))
> +       printversion("openssl & libcrypto", version("openssl version"))
> +       printversion("bc", version("bc --version"))
> +       printversion("Sphinx (for doc builds)", version("sphinx-build --version"))
> +       printversion("cpio", version("cpio --version"))
> +       printf("\n")
>
> +       print separator
>         while ("ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null" | getline > 0)
>                 if ($NF ~ libc || $NF ~ libcpp)
>                         if (!seen[ver = version("readlink " $NF)]++)
> @@ -50,12 +71,14 @@ BEGIN {
>         printversion("Sh-utils", version("expr --v"))
>         printversion("Udev", version("udevadm --version"))
>         printversion("Wireless-tools", version("iwconfig --version"))
> +       printf("\n")
>
> +       print separator
>         while ("sort /proc/modules" | getline > 0) {
>                 mods = mods sep $1
>                 sep = " "
>         }
> -       printversion("Modules Loaded", mods)
> +       printversion("Modules Loaded:\n", mods)
>  }
>
>  function version(cmd,    ver) {
> --
> 2.34.1
>