From 1e1d892699dd27acdf961553f9b04cd36c9698f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Opdenacker Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:32:11 +0200 Subject: migration-guides: further updates for 4.3 (From yocto-docs rev: 3a4d172f0d5668f3c6527bd80d1dad7831e72e89) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/migration-guides/migration-4.3.rst | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++-- .../migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst | 4 +-- 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation') diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-4.3.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-4.3.rst index 3fa131ef0c..891f2d08ce 100644 --- a/documentation/migration-guides/migration-4.3.rst +++ b/documentation/migration-guides/migration-4.3.rst @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ no longer the default supported configuration. This setting does not affect whic kernel versions SDKs will run against and does not affect which versions of the kernel can be used to run builds. +.. _migration-4.3-layername-override: + Layername override implications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -36,6 +38,15 @@ side effect that the QA checks will apply to things being bbappended to recipes from other layers. Those other layers would need to have patch upstream status entries for patches being bbappended for example. +.. _migration-4.3-compiling-changes: + +Compiling changes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +- Code on 32 bit platforms is now compiled with largefile support and 64 + bit ``time_t``, to avoid the Y2038 time overflow issue. This could break + existing programs in untested layers. + .. _migration-4.3-supported-distributions: Supported distributions @@ -43,8 +54,18 @@ Supported distributions This release supports running BitBake on new GNU/Linux distributions: +- Ubuntu 22.10 +- Fedora 38 +- CentOS Stream 8 +- AlmaLinux 8.8 +- AlmaLinux 9.2 + On the other hand, some earlier distributions are no longer supported: +- Fedora 36 +- AlmaLinux 8.7 +- AlmaLinux 9.1 + See :ref:`all supported distributions `. .. _migration-4.3-go-changes: @@ -55,6 +76,8 @@ Go language changes - Support for the Glide package manager has been removed, as ``go mod`` has become the standard. +.. _migration-4.3-systemd-changes: + Systemd changes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -79,6 +102,15 @@ Class changes as there were no users in any core layer. The functions for this functionality are still available. +.. _migration-4.3-deprecated-variables: + +Deprecated variables +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The following variables have been deprecated: + +- :term:`CVE_CHECK_IGNORE`: use :term:`CVE_STATUS` instead. + .. _migration-4.3-removed-variables: Removed variables @@ -105,8 +137,7 @@ Removed classes The following classes have been removed in this release: - -.. _migration-4.3-misc-changes: +.. _migration-4.3-qemu-changes: QEMU changes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -124,12 +155,16 @@ QEMU changes This change was made to avoid exceeding two serial ports, which interferes with automated testing. +.. _migration-4.3-qa-changes: + QA check changes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - The fetcher in ``lib/bb/tests/fetch.py`` now uses the ``https`` protocol instead of ``git``, whenever possible. +.. _migration-4.3-misc-changes: + Miscellaneous changes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ diff --git a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst index d2c8aa0857..424e75541d 100644 --- a/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst +++ b/documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.3.rst @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.3 - :term:`OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_PACKAGE`: to restrict package managers used in reproducibility testing. + - :term:`KERNEL_STRIP`: to specify the command to strip the kernel binary. + - Layername functionality available through overrides Code can now know which layer a recipe is coming from through the newly added :term:`FILE_LAYERNAME` @@ -68,8 +70,6 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.3 - The ``poky-altcfg`` distribution enables the ``usrmerge`` :ref:`distro feature `. - - - wic Image Creator enhancements: - FIT image related improvements: -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf