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@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 2.4.4 sphinx-build --version
cpio any cpio --version
GNU tar 1.28 tar --version
gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version
+mkimage (optional) 2017.01 mkimage --version
====================== =============== ========================================
.. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
@@ -189,6 +190,14 @@ The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6.6.5 or later to generate
tag files through ``make gtags``. This is due to its use of the gtags
``-C (--directory)`` flag.
+mkimage
+-------
+
+This tool is used when building a Flat Image Tree (FIT), commonly used on ARM
+platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-boot-tools`` package or can be
+built from the U-Boot source code. See the instructions at
+https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools.html#building-tools-for-linux
+
System utilities
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