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d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1611940383; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post; bh=pGaLyQslc+Drgg1yv7UeVmBjqIIoxzi36KdJjtdfFEQ=; b=ALePYEXRvphYdMRFnmYk4To9wlFmkpxQpt1IydPm12bEPb9KTLcYI/u99KoUZxXGdL+hbd nKGsPlfJzU/m2oVKXTnbZE3gf5SC5ldJCZHGtqY1nyuNJENl4h+l5Vgglp7607bI9JdNRv sewzWmzyws/kHHB2kkCNZsgMi5zKHbU= X-MC-Unique: piObQC2WN7uYprK1J7oUHA-1 From: =?UTF-8?q?Daniel=20P=2E=20Berrang=C3=A9?= To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Subject: [PULL 07/13] docs: simplify and clarify the platform support rules Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:10:56 +0000 Message-Id: <20210129171102.4109641-8-berrange@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20210129171102.4109641-1-berrange@redhat.com> References: <20210129171102.4109641-1-berrange@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.15 X-loop: libvir-list@redhat.com Cc: Kevin Wolf , Thomas Huth , Eduardo Habkost , qemu-block@nongnu.org, libvir-list@redhat.com, Max Reitz , Gerd Hoffmann , Paolo Bonzini X-BeenThere: libvir-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk List-Id: Development discussions about the libvirt library & tools List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.23 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=libvir-list-bounces@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) The distinction between short life and long life Linux distributions turned out to be redundant. They can both be covered in a simple way by noting support will target the current release, and the previous release for a period of two years or until its EOL. This rule can also apply to the other UNIX based distros, leaving only Windows needing a different set of rules. This also clarifies that Debian LTS is out of scope, because the LTS support is provided by a separate group from the main Debian maintainer team. Reviewed-by: Eduardo Habkost Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrang=C3=A9 --- docs/system/build-platforms.rst | 63 ++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/system/build-platforms.rst b/docs/system/build-platforms.= rst index 9734eba2f1..692323609e 100644 --- a/docs/system/build-platforms.rst +++ b/docs/system/build-platforms.rst @@ -25,55 +25,38 @@ software in their distro, QEMU upstream code will not a= dd explicit support for those backports, unless the feature is auto-detectable in a manner that works for the upstream releases too. =20 -The Repology site https://repology.org is a useful resource to identify +The `Repology`_ site is a useful resource to identify currently shipped versions of software in various operating systems, though it does not cover all distros listed below. =20 -Linux OS --------- +Linux OS, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD +----------------------------------------- =20 -For distributions with frequent, short-lifetime releases, the project -will aim to support all versions that are not end of life by their -respective vendors. For the purposes of identifying supported software -versions, the project will look at Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE distros. -Other short- lifetime distros will be assumed to ship similar software -versions. +The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. Su= pport +for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major +version is released or when the vendor itself drops support, whichever com= es +first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a di= stro +are not considered, even when they are endorsed by the vendor (eg. Debian = LTS). =20 -For distributions with long-lifetime releases, the project will aim to -support the most recent major version at all times. Support for the -previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major -version is released, or when it reaches "end of life". For the purposes -of identifying supported software versions, the project will look at -RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu LTS, and SLES distros. Other long-lifetime distros -will be assumed to ship similar software versions. +For the purposes of identifying supported software versions available on L= inux, +the project will look at CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL, SLES and +Ubuntu LTS. Other distros will be assumed to ship similar software version= s. =20 -Windows -------- - -The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW -toolchain, hosted on Linux. - -macOS ------ +For FreeBSD and OpenBSD, decisions will be made based on the contents of t= he +respective ports repository, while NetBSD will use the pkgsrc repository. =20 -The project supports building with the two most recent versions of -macOS, with the current Homebrew package set available. +For macOS, `HomeBrew`_ will be used, although `MacPorts`_ is expected to c= arry +similar versions. =20 -FreeBSD +Windows ------- =20 -The project aims to support all versions which are not end of -life. - -NetBSD ------- +The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW toolchain, +hosted on Linux (Debian/Fedora). =20 -The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. -Support for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the -new major version is released. - -OpenBSD -------- +The version of the Windows API that's currently targeted is Vista / Server +2008. =20 -The project aims to support all versions which are not end of -life. +.. _HomeBrew: https://brew.sh/ +.. _MacPorts: https://www.macports.org/ +.. _Repology: https://repology.org/ --=20 2.29.2