Re: [PATCH website v1 3/5] doc: mark old PowerPC and ARM build examples as historical

Jan Kiszka <[email protected]> Thu, 9 Jul 2026 19:52:56 +0200
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.xenomai
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 28.06.26 06:50, [email protected] wrote:
> From: guang feng wang <[email protected]>
> 
> Some architecture-specific build examples still describe old boards,
> toolchains and kernel versions.
> 
> Keep these examples as historical references, but make it clear that new
> Cobalt setups should follow the current Dovetail-based installation flow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: guang feng wang <[email protected]>
> ---
>  content/installation/_index.md | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/content/installation/_index.md b/content/installation/_index.md
> index 265cb5a..4eaafcb 100644
> --- a/content/installation/_index.md
> +++ b/content/installation/_index.md
> @@ -737,6 +737,11 @@ The remaining examples illustrate how to cross-compile Xenomai for
>  various architectures. Of course, you would have to install the proper
>  cross-compilation toolchain for the target system first.
>  
> +Some of the architecture-specific examples below are kept as historical
> +references for older boards, toolchains and kernel versions. For new
> +Cobalt setups, use the current Dovetail-based installation flow and
> +adjust the toolchain and configuration to the target platform.
> +

Actually, it would be better to drop those old refs. All PPC is dead,
e.g., in the latest stable version. What else did you notice?

Jan

>  ### Building the PPC32 libraries
>  
>  A typical cross-compilation setup, in order to build the Cobalt


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