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From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
To: musl@lists.openwall.com
Subject: Re: time64 switchover -- distro plans?
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 09:19:07 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMKF1spRjvha7c0dGwnvQO5tuNwm+JGcgGt9WM_Sjqf54C8EaQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20191027040820.GV16318@brightrain.aerifal.cx>

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On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 5:08 AM Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org> wrote:

> This thread is a call for feedback from distros (or other
> similarly-situated systems integrators) using musl with 32-bit archs.
> Everything is moving smoothly on my side for upcoming time64
> switchover which will be included in the next release, 1.2.0. But with
> this involving ABI issues between packages and changes that some
> software may not be ready for, it will likely be at least somewhat
> disruptive to distros/users.


When are we planning for 1.2 release approximately?
I would like to see it before March 2020 since openembedded/yocto releases
in April this fits well with scheduling this upgrade and gives time to test
it on various platforms



>
> In particular:
>
> * Are there resources I could/should make available that will help
>   things go smoothly?
>
> * Are you available for testing building and running packages against
>   time64 musl prior to release?


Yes


>
> From my side, I'm planning to write up release notes/announcement far
> more detailed than usual, with instructions on switchover, what ABI
> compatibility/stability does & doesn't mean, possible pitfalls, tips
> for catching code that may have time64-related bugs, etc., and just
> basic FAQ items like whether you need a 5.1+ kernel (no) or kernel
> headers (no).
>
> I'll also be building and testing some software on i386 and sh at
> least; I already started with busybox, which just got the main
> time64-readiness issue I was aware of fixed.
>
> I think I'll push the last of the time64 patches within the next week,
> possibly sooner, meaning "distros start testing" is a thing that could
> begin really soon if anyone's up for it.


I will be able to start doing master work in couple of weeks


>
> Rich
>

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  reply	other threads:[~2019-10-27  8:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-10-27  4:08 Rich Felker
2019-10-27  8:19 ` Khem Raj [this message]
2019-10-27 23:44   ` Rich Felker
2019-10-28 11:52 ` A. Wilcox
2019-10-29 17:05   ` Rich Felker

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