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Re: [PATCH] doc: MyFirstContribution: fix missing dependencies and clarify build steps

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Shreyansh Paliwal <shreyanshpaliwalcmsmn@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 12, 2026, 19:10 UTC
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<20260112191029.376820-1-shreyanshpaliwalcmsmn@gmail.com>
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> >> I personally find that stopping at asciidoc and let the user deal
> >> with their platform convention to get asciidoc working, like the
> >> current documentation does, draws the line better than the above
> >> updated text.
> > ...
> > Please let me know what would be the appropriate approach with this.
> 
> Again, I personally find that stopping at asciidoc and letting the
> user deal with their platform convention to get asciidoc working,
> like the current documentation does, draws the line better.
> 
> If we are not mentioning to check INSTALL elsewhere in the
> instruction, we probably should, and the place where we mention what
> software you need to install (like compilers, make, etc.) would be
> more appropriate, than a note about building documentation.
> 
> Thanks.

Since INSTALL is already referenced near the beginning of the document, I will drop the additional mention there and keep the instructions as before in the building documentation part.

I’ll update the patch accordingly and send a v2.
Thanks for the review and guidance.

Best, Shreyansh

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  9. doc: MyFirstContribution: fix missing dependencies and clarify build stepsShreyansh Paliwal, Jan 12, 2026

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