diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc index 86106ae..a4c271f 100644 --- a/README.adoc +++ b/README.adoc @@ -14302,7 +14302,9 @@ gem5: The host requirements depend a lot on which examples you want to run. -Some setups of this repository are very portable, notably setups under <>, e.g. <>, and will likely work on any host system with minimal modification. Portability pull requests and successful working reports are welcome. +Some setups of this repository are very portable, notably setups under <>, e.g. <>, and will likely work on any host system with minimal modification. + +The least portable setups are those that require Buildroot and crosstool-NG. We tend to test this repo the most on the latest Ubuntu and on the latest link:https://askubuntu.com/questions/16366/whats-the-difference-between-a-long-term-support-release-and-a-normal-release[Ubuntu LTS]. @@ -14324,12 +14326,12 @@ After installing the missing packages for your distro, do the build with: which does everything as normal, except that it skips any `apt` commands. -Ports to new host systems are welcome and will be merged. - If something does not work however, <> should just work on any Linux distro. Native Windows is unlikely feasible for Buildroot setups because Buildroot is a huge set of GNU Make scripts + host tools, just do everything from inside an Ubuntu in VirtualBox instance in that case. +Pull requests with ports to new host systems and reports on issues that things work or don't work on your host are welcome. + === Common build issues [[put-source-uris-in-sources]]