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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Sphinx Install
==============
The ReST markups currently used by the Documentation/ files are meant to be
-built with ``Sphinx`` version 2.4.4 or higher.
+built with ``Sphinx`` version 3.4.3 or higher.
There's a script that checks for the Sphinx requirements. Please see
:ref:`sphinx-pre-install` for further details.
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ with your distributions. In order to do so, it is recommended to install
Sphinx inside a virtual environment, using ``virtualenv-3``
or ``virtualenv``, depending on how your distribution packaged Python 3.
-.. note::
-
- #) It is recommended to use the RTD theme for html output. Depending
- on the Sphinx version, it should be installed separately,
- with ``pip install sphinx_rtd_theme``.
-
In summary, if you want to install the latest version of Sphinx, you
should do::
@@ -162,6 +156,12 @@ By default, the "Alabaster" theme is used to build the HTML documentation;
this theme is bundled with Sphinx and need not be installed separately.
The Sphinx theme can be overridden by using the ``DOCS_THEME`` make variable.
+.. note::
+
+ Some people might prefer to use the RTD theme for html output.
+ Depending on the Sphinx version, it should be installed separately,
+ with ``pip install sphinx_rtd_theme``.
+
There is another make variable ``SPHINXDIRS``, which is useful when test
building a subset of documentation. For example, you can build documents
under ``Documentation/doc-guide`` by running