Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] docs/zh_CN: how-to: document case-sensitive APFS setup

[Weijie Yuan <wy@wyuan.org>]

On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 12:23:46AM +0800, Chen Miao wrote:
> Weijie Yuan <wy@wyuan.org> 于2026年8月13日周四 23:46写道：
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 02:23:23AM +0800, Chen Miao wrote:
> > > The APFS volume used by macOS is case-insensitive by default, while the
> > > kernel tree contains file names that differ only in case. Document the
> > > diskutil commands needed to identify the APFS container and add a
> > > case-sensitive volume before cloning the tree.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Chen Miao <chenmiao.ku@gmail.com>
> >
> > Acked-by: Weijie Yuan <wy@wyuan.org>
> >
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/translations/zh_CN/how-to.rst | 8 ++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/how-to.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/how-to.rst
> > > index 9ec2384e1..e1d3d2b8b 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/how-to.rst
> > > +++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/how-to.rst
> > > @@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ Linux 发行版和简单地使用 Linux 命令行，那么可以迅速开始了
> > >  开头的命令。**请注意**，最新版本 Sphinx 的文档编译速度有极大提升，强烈建议
> > >  您通过 pip/pypi 安装最新版本 Sphinx。
> > >
> > > +macOS 默认使用不区分文件名大小写的 APFS 卷，而内核源码树中存在仅大小写
> > > +不同的文件。在执行 ``git clone`` 前，可在现有 APFS 容器中创建一个额外的大小写
> > > +敏感卷（先用 ``diskutil apfs list`` 找到容器标识符，并将下面的 ``diskX`` 替换为该标识符）::
> > > +
> > > +     diskutil apfs addVolume diskX APFSX Linux
> > > +
> > > +然后将内核源码克隆到新卷中。
> > > +
> > >  如果您处于一个多用户环境中，为了避免对其他人造成影响，建议您配置单用户
> > >  sphinx 虚拟环境，即只需要执行::
> >
> > Nit: In the subsequent content of this article, all commands use "make",
> > not "gmake". So, is it necessary to mention the content of the patch
> > [5/6] here? (Use gmake from Homebrew instead of make from Apple), like a
> > cross-reference, to lead the macOS users to get more detailed info.
> >
> > But I'm fine with currunt wordings. Because if you try to use 'make',
> > you'll get
> >
> >   Makefile:15: *** GNU Make >= 4.0 is required. Your Make version is 3.81.  Stop.
> >
> > then, you should realize that Homebrew had told you that you should run
> > 'gmake' instead of 'make'.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> I don't think an additional cross-reference is necessary here. If users
> run into Apple's older `make`, the error message clearly states that GNU
> Make >= 4.0 is required. In addition, Homebrew's `make` formula already
> explains that GNU Make is installed as `gmake`:
> 
>     $ brew install make
>     ==> Would reinstall 1 formula:
>     make
>     ...
>     GNU "make" has been installed as "gmake".
> 
> Users can then retry the command with `gmake`, so I think the current
> wording is sufficient.

Yes, so it's not a big deal.

Thanks.