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diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst index 3d125fb4139d..5a91df105141 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Sphinx Install ============== The ReST markups currently used by the Documentation/ files are meant to be -built with ``Sphinx`` version 2.4.4 or higher. +built with ``Sphinx`` version 3.4.3 or higher. There's a script that checks for the Sphinx requirements. Please see :ref:`sphinx-pre-install` for further details. @@ -42,19 +42,14 @@ with your distributions. In order to do so, it is recommended to install Sphinx inside a virtual environment, using ``virtualenv-3`` or ``virtualenv``, depending on how your distribution packaged Python 3. -.. note:: - - #) It is recommended to use the RTD theme for html output. Depending - on the Sphinx version, it should be installed separately, - with ``pip install sphinx_rtd_theme``. - -In summary, if you want to install Sphinx version 2.4.4, you should do:: +In summary, if you want to install the latest version of Sphinx, you +should do:: - $ virtualenv sphinx_2.4.4 - $ . sphinx_2.4.4/bin/activate - (sphinx_2.4.4) $ pip install -r Documentation/sphinx/requirements.txt + $ virtualenv sphinx_latest + $ . sphinx_latest/bin/activate + (sphinx_latest) $ pip install -r Documentation/sphinx/requirements.txt -After running ``. sphinx_2.4.4/bin/activate``, the prompt will change, +After running ``. sphinx_latest/bin/activate``, the prompt will change, in order to indicate that you're using the new environment. If you open a new shell, you need to rerun this command to enter again at the virtual environment before building the documentation. @@ -63,8 +58,7 @@ Image output ------------ The kernel documentation build system contains an extension that -handles images on both GraphViz and SVG formats (see -:ref:`sphinx_kfigure`). +handles images in both GraphViz and SVG formats (see :ref:`sphinx_kfigure`). For it to work, you need to install both GraphViz and ImageMagick packages. If those packages are not installed, the build system will @@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ further info. Checking for Sphinx dependencies -------------------------------- -There's a script that automatically check for Sphinx dependencies. If it can +There's a script that automatically checks for Sphinx dependencies. If it can recognize your distribution, it will also give a hint about the install command line options for your distro:: @@ -162,6 +156,12 @@ By default, the "Alabaster" theme is used to build the HTML documentation; this theme is bundled with Sphinx and need not be installed separately. The Sphinx theme can be overridden by using the ``DOCS_THEME`` make variable. +.. note:: + + Some people might prefer to use the RTD theme for html output. + Depending on the Sphinx version, it should be installed separately, + with ``pip install sphinx_rtd_theme``. + There is another make variable ``SPHINXDIRS``, which is useful when test building a subset of documentation. For example, you can build documents under ``Documentation/doc-guide`` by running @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Here are some specific guidelines for the kernel documentation: from highlighting. For a short snippet of code embedded in the text, use \`\`. -the C domain +The C domain ------------ The **Sphinx C Domain** (name c) is suited for documentation of C API. E.g. a |