[PATCH] docs: add a new User Mode Linux HowTo
Jonathan Corbet
corbet at lwn.net
Wed Sep 9 15:40:21 EDT 2020
On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 20:37:35 +0100
Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com> wrote:
> >> +Create a sparse raw disk image:
> >> +
> >> +.. code-block:: shell
> >> +
> >> + dd if=/dev/zero of=disk_image_name bs=1 count=1 seek=16G
> >
> > I'd honestly do without all these code-block directives as well; they
> > clutter things considerably for little advantage.
>
> I can merge most of these into a couple of code snippets. I would like
> to leave the content though. As UML does not have an official installer,
> the only way to install it is to build images and there is not that much
> information on this on the net. The only well written piece on the
> subject is > 10 years old and becoming a bit out of date.
Don't misunderstand me - the code is fine and welcome. It's the
".. code-block::" directives that I'm taking issue with. I'd rather see
ordinary literal blocks instead.
Thanks,
jon
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