docs update: remove solc-select references

Author: felix314159

docs/getting_started/installation.md

@@ -26,27 +26,17 @@ If installed via `curl`, `uv` will download Python for your target platform if o
 
 Clone [execution-spec-tests](https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests) and install its dependencies. We recommend using Python 3.12, the following uses `uv` to download and configures 3.12 to be the Python version used in execution-spec-tests:
 
-=== "All x86-64 platforms and ARM64 macOS"
+=== "All platforms"
 
     ```console
     git clone https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests
     cd execution-spec-tests
     uv python install 3.12
     uv python pin 3.12
     uv sync --all-extras
-    uv run solc-select use 0.8.24 --always-install
     ```
 
-=== "ARM64 Linux"
-
-    ```console
-    git clone https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests
-    uv python install 3.12
-    uv python pin 3.12
-    cd execution-spec-tests
-    uv sync --all-extras
-    ```
-    Then follow [this guide](./installation_troubleshooting.md#problem-exception-failed-to-compile-yul-source) to build the `solc` binary from source and copy it to the expected location.
+To learn how to build the `solc` binary from source (optional) follow [this guide](./installation_troubleshooting.md#problem-exception-failed-to-compile-yul-source).
 
 ## Installation Troubleshooting
 

docs/getting_started/installation_troubleshooting.md

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ This page provides guidance on how to troubleshoot common issues that may arise
 
 ### Problem: `CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED`
 
-!!! danger "Problem: `Failed to install solc ... CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED`"
-    When running either `uv run solc-select use 0.8.24 --always-install` or `fill` you encounter the following error:
+!!! danger "Problem: `Failed to ... CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED`"
+    When running `fill` you might encounter the following error:
 
     ```bash
-    Exit: Failed to install solc version 0.8.24: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:992)>
+    Exit: Failed to ...: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:992)>
     ```
 
 === "Ubuntu"
@@ -66,15 +66,8 @@ This page provides guidance on how to troubleshoot common issues that may arise
 
 ### Problem: `Exception: failed to compile yul source`
 
-!!! danger "Problem: `Running fill fails with tests that contain yul source code` on ARM platforms"
-    If you're using `x86_64`, try to manually run `solc-select` to install the required version of the `solc` binary:
-
-    ```shell
-    uv run solc-select use 0.8.24 --always-install
-    ```
-
-    Otherwise, this can happen when you're using an ARM64 OS but followed the x86-64 installation guide.
-    To resolve the issue you must build solidity from source (avoid 0.8.24 as it might require building z3 from source as well).
+!!! danger "Problem: `Running fill on static_tests fails with tests that contain yul source code` on ARM platforms"
+    To resolve the issue you must acquire the `solc` binary e.g. by building solidity from source. The guide below installs v0.8.28 but you might prefer to choose a different version.
 
 !!! success "Solution: Build solc from source"
     The following steps have been tested on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS ARM64:
@@ -88,7 +81,7 @@ This page provides guidance on how to troubleshoot common issues that may arise
     cp ./solc/solc $HOME/Documents/execution-spec-tests/.venv/bin/
     chmod +x $HOME/Documents/execution-spec-tests/.venv/bin/solc
     ```
-    Running `uv run solc --version` should now return the expected version. Verify that `fill` works by running `uv run fill -m yul_test` in the execution-spec-tests root folder.
+    Running `uv run solc --version` should now return the expected version.
 
 ## Problem: `ValueError: unsupported hash type ripemd160`
 

docs/writing_tests/fork_methods.md

@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ Methods for fork identification and comparison:
 ```python
 fork.name()  # Returns the name of the fork
 fork.transition_tool_name(block_number=0, timestamp=0)  # Returns name for transition tools
-fork.solc_name()  # Returns name for the solc compiler
-fork.solc_min_version()  # Returns minimum solc version supporting this fork
 fork.is_deployed()  # Returns whether the fork is deployed to mainnet
 ```