[PATCH 28/33] docs: rust: quick-start: remove GDB/Binutils mention
Tamir Duberstein
tamird at kernel.org
Wed Apr 1 15:59:04 PDT 2026
On Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:45:35 +0200, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda at kernel.org> wrote:
> The versions provided nowadays by even a distribution like Debian Stable
> (and Debian Old Stable) are newer than those mentioned [1].
>
> Thus remove the workaround.
>
> Note that the minimum binutils version in the kernel is still 2.30, so
> one could argue part of the note is still relevant, but it is unlikely
> a kernel developer using such an old binutils is enabling Rust on a
> modern kernel, especially when using distribution toolchains, e.g. the
> Rust minimum version is not satisfied by Debian Old Stable.
>
> [...]
Reviewed-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird at kernel.org>
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