Re: [docs] [PATCH] brief-yoctoprojectqs: shorten and clarify required host packages

[Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>]

Hi Robert,

On 11/19/25 2:01 PM, Robert P. J. Day via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> 
> Rather than refer specifically to Ubuntu and show an example of
> installing essential packages, just refer the reader to the page on
> supported Linux distributions and leave it at that.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
> 
> ---
> 
> diff --git a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
> index 211b6d70f..36acd655e 100644
> --- a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
> +++ b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst
> @@ -71,21 +71,14 @@ can still use the Yocto Project. See the
>   :ref:`ref-manual/system-requirements:required git, tar, python, make and gcc versions`
>   section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual for information.
> 
> -Build Host Packages
> -===================
> -
> -You must install essential host packages on your build host. The
> -following command installs the host packages based on an Ubuntu
> -distribution:
> -
> -.. literalinclude:: ../tools/host_packages_scripts/ubuntu_essential.sh
> -   :language: shell
> -
> -.. note::
> -
> -   For host package requirements on all supported Linux distributions,
> -   see the :ref:`ref-manual/system-requirements:required packages for the build host`
> -   section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
> +Supported Linux Distributions and Required Host Packages
> +========================================================
> +
> +Depending on your Linux distribution, you might have to install
> +some essential packages on your build host.  For host package

Spurious whitespace after the dot?

It's unlikely someone's system will have all dependencies already 
installed so I think we can just lose the first sentence?

We should probably also update the note at the top of the page. 
Especially the "running a *recent* Ubuntu distribution". We're often a 
few weeks if not months behind after a new distro version has been 
released before we actually do support it officially, and we don't 
always backport support for that new distro version on older YP/BB/OE 
releases.

Looks good otherwise,
Thanks!
Quentin