Program Minimal version Command to check the version
====================== =============== ========================================
GNU C 3.2 gcc --version
-GNU make 3.80 make --version
+GNU make 3.81 make --version
binutils 2.12 ld -v
util-linux 2.10o fdformat --version
module-init-tools 0.9.10 depmod -V
Make
----
-You will need GNU make 3.80 or later to build the kernel.
+You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel.
Binutils
--------
.. note::
Please notice that, for PDF and LaTeX output, you'll also need ``XeLaTeX``
- version 3.14159265. Depending on the distribution, you may also need
- to install a series of ``texlive`` packages that provide the minimal
- set of functionalities required for ``XeLaTex`` to work.
+ version 3.14159265. Depending on the distribution, you may also need to
+ install a series of ``texlive`` packages that provide the minimal set of
+ functionalities required for ``XeLaTex`` to work. For PDF output you'll also
+ need ``convert(1)`` from ImageMagick (https://www.imagemagick.org).
Other tools
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Binutils
--------
-- <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
+- <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
OpenSSL
-------
Util-linux
----------
-- <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
+- <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
Ksymoops
--------
-- <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
+- <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
Module-Init-Tools
-----------------
-- <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/>
+- <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/>
Mkinitrd
--------
Pcmciautils
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-- <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
+- <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
Quota-tools
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