Re: [PATCH v1] docs: verify/bisect: fixes, finetuning, and support for Arch

From: Thorsten Leemhuis
Date: Wed Mar 06 2024 - 05:35:00 EST


On 06.03.24 11:18, Petr Tesařík wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:21:12 +0100
> Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> * Mention ahead of time which version number are meant as example in
>> commands used during the step-by-step guide.
>>
>> Lo! A quick note reg "mention ahead of time which version numbers are
>> meant as example in commands used during the step-by-step guide". I did
>> that, as I've seen someone following the guide without replacing the
>> version numbers, so pointing this out with a few words seemed wise. But
>> I'm not sure if the way I did it was the best; if someone has a better
>> idea how to do that, please let me know. Ciao, Thorsten
>
> If you want to make 100% sure that nobody can follow the guide blindly
> without replacing the version numbers, use e.g. 2.8...

Ha, I kinda really like that idea a lot, but I guess I'd go with
something that is closer to real life, like 5.20. Nevertheless at the
same time...

> Then again, this could also confuse some other folks...
> The idea is probably not better.

..this is likely true as well, so I guess we might better avoid going
down that path -- unless people here convince me that this is worth it.

Ciao, Thorsten