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diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst index 52521552c8..8ecbd6b26f 100644 --- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst +++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Python runtime option of the ``configure`` script to point QEMU to a supported version of the Python runtime. - As of QEMU |version|, the minimum supported version of Python is 3.8. + As of QEMU |version|, the minimum supported version of Python is 3.9. Python build dependencies Some of QEMU's build dependencies are written in Python. Usually these @@ -118,9 +118,14 @@ Rust build dependencies include bindgen or have an older version, it is recommended to install a newer version using ``cargo install bindgen-cli``. - Developers may want to use Cargo-based tools in the QEMU source tree; - this requires Cargo 1.74.0. Note that Cargo is not required in order - to build QEMU. + QEMU requires Rust 1.77.0. This is available on all supported platforms + with one exception, namely the ``mips64el`` architecture on Debian bookworm. + For all other architectures, Debian bookworm provides a new-enough Rust + compiler in the ``rustc-web`` package. + + Also, on Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 this requires the ``rustc-1.77`` + (or newer) package. The path to ``rustc`` and ``rustdoc`` must be + provided manually to the configure script. Optional build dependencies Build components whose absence does not affect the ability to build QEMU |