From: Weijie Yuan <wy@wyuan.org>
To: Chen Miao <chenmiao.ku@gmail.com>
Cc: corbet@lwn.net, alexs@kernel.org, si.yanteng@linux.dev,
skhan@linuxfoundation.org, dzm91@hust.edu.cn, mchehab@kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] docs/zh_CN: how-to: document case-sensitive APFS setup
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:28:02 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <an3wkigzi4_vgCIN@wyuan.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKxVwgcgS-ynf8Dsex_XA8Px85e8-cmMuMXABorQ_qWHmm+xRA@mail.gmail.com>
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.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-13 16:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-12 18:23 [PATCH v3 0/6] docs: sphinx-pre-install: improve dependency checks Chen Miao
2026-08-12 18:23 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] docs: kdoc: add GNU Make detection Chen Miao
2026-08-12 20:13 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2026-08-13 9:27 ` Chen Miao
2026-08-12 18:23 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] docs: sphinx-pre-install: add macOS Homebrew support Chen Miao
2026-08-12 20:15 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2026-08-12 18:23 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] docs: sphinx-pre-install: check GNU Make version Chen Miao
2026-08-12 20:17 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2026-08-12 18:23 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] docs: sphinx-build-wrapper: prefer gmake Chen Miao
2026-08-12 20:23 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2026-08-13 9:38 ` Chen Miao
2026-08-12 18:23 ` [PATCH v3 5/6] docs/zh_CN: doc-guide: document macOS Sphinx setup Chen Miao
2026-08-13 15:36 ` Weijie Yuan
2026-08-13 16:04 ` Chen Miao
2026-08-13 16:07 ` Weijie Yuan
2026-08-12 18:23 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] docs/zh_CN: how-to: document case-sensitive APFS setup Chen Miao
2026-08-13 15:46 ` Weijie Yuan
2026-08-13 16:23 ` Chen Miao
2026-08-13 16:28 ` Weijie Yuan [this message]
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