Re: [RFC 0/6] Raise the bar with regards to Python and Sphinx requirements

Jonathan Corbet
2025-01-30T14:36:54Z

Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com> writes:

> Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> writes:
>
>> This series comes after https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/87a5b96296.fsf@trenco.lwn.net/T/#t
>> It increases the minimal requirements for Sphinx and Python.
>>
>> Sphinx release dates:
>>
>> Release 2.4.0 (released Feb 09, 2020)
>> Release 2.4.4 (released Mar 05, 2020) (current minimal requirement)
>> Release 3.4.0 (released Dec 20, 2020)
>> Release 3.4.3 (released Jan 08, 2021)
>>
>> (https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/changes/index.html)
>
> It's worth mentioning here that my fix for the C performance regression
> landed in Sphinx 7.4.0. All versions from 3.0.0 to 7.3.x are much slower
> for building the kernel docs. See #12162 here:
>
> https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/changes/7.4.html#id7

Indeed, we have noticed the speedup - much appreciated, thank you!

jon