s390x June 2016

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some plans for Fedora 25
by Dan Horák 30 Jun '16

30 Jun '16

Hi all, because Fedora 24 is out of the door since Tuesday, it's good time to think about changes for the next release. In the plan already is switching from gcc-go to golang for the Go language compiler. Currently we are waiting for the golang 1.7 update to happen in primary Fedora. This switch should allow to build more of the container ecosystem for s390x, not only docker (the tool) we have now. Thanks to the unified release engineering tools we might be able to produce various cloud/docker/... images in addition to the Server release. Another thing can be the architecture level support, we are still building with "-march=z9-109 -mtune=z10" which is 4 generations old. Our builders are zEC12 based, so I would like to switch us to it. Any other ideas or plans? Naturally we inherit all (relevant) changes primary Fedora 25 will have as described in https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/25/ChangeSet Dan

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Fwd: Fedora 24 is here!
by Peter Robinson 22 Jun '16

22 Jun '16

For those that didn't notice the Secondary arches are included in the Primary release announcement. Congrats and kudos to all architecture teams for all the hard work to get them out at the same time as primary! Peter ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> Date: Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 2:47 PM Subject: Fedora 24 is here! To: announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org Today the Fedora Project is pleased to announce the general release of Fedora 24. Download it now from our Get Fedora site: Workstation: https://getfedora.org/workstation/ Server: https://getfedora.org/server/ Cloud: https://getfedora.org/cloud/ Spins: https://spins.fedoraproject.org/ Labs: https://labs.fedoraproject.org/ ARM: https://arm.fedoraproject.org/ Another Step in the Fedora Journey ---------------------------------- The Fedora Project has embarked on a great journey... redefining what an operating system should be for users and developers. Such innovation does not come overnight, and Fedora 24 is one big step on the road to the next generation of Linux distributions. But that does not mean that Fedora 24 is some "interim" release; there are great new features for Fedora users to deploy in their production environments right now! Workstation ----------- The Fedora 24 Workstation release features GNOME 3.20, with many usability improvements such as easier input device and printer settings, a better search interface, shortcut windows for keyboard commands, and more convenient music controls. Flatpak (formerly xdg-app) is another building-block feature, with Software able to track installed Flatpaks and adding more features in the future as the technology develops. The Software app has also grown features to provide a full system upgrade directly from the desktop from one Fedora release to the next, and the ability to provide labeling as well as reviews of available software. Fedora 24 continues our work on the X replacement, Wayland, a next-generation graphics stack. Although this release will not default to Wayland, it includes many improvements and is available as an option for users to try out, and potentially will be the default stack in Fedora 25. Server ------ Fedora 24 Server edition is more streamlined and introduces more modularity, which will become a major factor in future Fedora releases, even as unnecessary packages were removed and the installer has a smaller footprint. FreeIPA 4.3 is a major feature for Fedora 24 Server. FreeIPA is an integrated security information management solution. This new version of FreeIPA features simplified replica installation and improved replication technology management. Cloud ----- Fedora is on its way to being the best platform for containerized applications, from base Fedora container images to a full-featured platform as a service to run and manage them. As we continue on this part of the journey, we are packaging OpenShift Origin so it is easy to deploy. OpenShift Origin is a Platform as a Service system based around Kubernetes, a production-grade container orchestration project. OpenShift Origin is optimized for application development and deployment. Origin makes it easy for developers to get started building applications in containers and for operators to manage them. While not shipped in Fedora 24, per se, we have new infrastructure for developing container images with applications layered on top of the base Fedora Docker image. Fedora Developers will also see a layered image build service, which provides tools for Fedora contributors to start creating and shipping layered container images in Fedora 25 and beyond. Spins and Labs -------------- Fedora Spins and Labs are alternative Fedora versions that offer additional desktop environments, or other custom collections of software, alongside the three editions that are the primary focus for the project. Our Spins make it easy for people to use other desktop environments. Everyone has different needs and Spins are a great way for us to meet them. The Fedora 24 spins release showcases KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXDE, Mate-Compiz, and Cinnamon, all on the same Fedora base. Fedora Labs offer collections of software for specific purposes: Games, Robotics, and so on. They are pre-selected sets of software ideal for events or audiences with specialized interests that need corresponding software. Fedora 24 comes with a new lab focused on Astronomy, which contains a set of tools for astronomers and astrophysicists. ARM --- ARM images are available, as usual, for several use cases. Fedora 24 ships desktop images, such as Spins and Workstation, but also provides a Server image. A minimal Fedora image completes the wide set of install options for your ARM board. Alternate Fedora Architectures ------------------------------ For the first time, all of our secondary architectures, AArch64, Power64 (ppc64, ppc64le) and s390x, are released simultaneously, rather than trailing a little behind. This includes the Server edition for all architectures and the Cloud and Docker base images for AArch64 and Power64. Along with all the same enhancements as in the primary architectures in Fedora 24, AArch64 and Power64 now have support for golang, nodejs, mongodb; along with numerous other architecture-specific enhancements. The architecture release notes pages on the wiki have more specifics for each. Download these from: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/24/ Atomic Host ----------- Fedora Atomic Host releases on a two-week schedule, and each release is built on the latest released Fedora version. This schedule means the Atomic Host will now be currently built on Fedora 24. You can try one of the newer features with recent Fedora Atomic Host builds today. Since Fedora 23 was released, Atomic Host has added a developer mode that gives a better developer experience overall. When running in developer mode, the host will download and start Cockpit and a tmux session to make it easier to work at the console and obtain necessary information such as the root password or IP address. Make Fedora Even Better ----------------------- If you want to take an active hand in making Fedora even better, there are many ways you can contribute. There are many roles that you can participate. Visit http://whatcanidoforfedora.org/ for more information! While this is a general release, there is always a chance you may encounter bugs or missing features. To report issues encountered during testing, contact the Fedora QA team via the mailing list or in #fedora-qa on Freenode IRC. As testing progresses, common issues are tracked on the Common F24 Bugs page: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F24_bugs For tips on reporting a bug effectively, read "how to file a bug report at https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_file_a_bug_report. Flock 2016: Krakow, Poland -------------------------- If you want to be a part of the journey that Fedora is taking, either as a current or interested Fedora contributor, one way to engage with our community is through Fedora premier events. The annual North American/European conference for Fedora contributors is Flock, which takes place August 2-5, 2016 in Krakow, Poland. Registration is now open at https://register.flocktofedora.org. For more information about our Latin American and Asia-Pacific Conferences, stay tuned for announcements on the Fedora Community Blog: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org. -- Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)fedoraproject.org> Fedora Project Leader -- announce mailing list announce(a)lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

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Fedora 24 Release Candidate for s390x
by Peter Robinson 15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

Hi All, The first RC for s390x is now ready for testing. http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/compose/24/Fedora-24-20160615.1/compose/ Please provide feedback here or on IRC, and update and testing matrices. Peter

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Eclipse Rebootstrap In Rawhide (and later, F24)
by Mat Booth 14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16

Hi, I know Eclipse has caused problems for secondary arches before because koji is too eager about importing noarch builds. So I want to send a "heads-up" while it's still fresh in my mind. Due to some breaking changes in Tycho and Eclipse, I am currently rebootstrapping them for Rawhide, and once it is done, I will probably also back-port to F24 and rebootstrap there before it is released too. The correct order to build successfully should be as follows: 1. Import/tag these noarch Tycho packages: tycho-0.25.0-1.fc25 tycho-extras-0.25.0-1.fc25 2. Build this version of Eclipse (bootstrap): eclipse-4.6.0-0.2.git201604190800.fc25 3. Import/tag these noarch Tycho and ECJ packages: tycho-0.25.0-3.fc25 ecj-4.5.2-2.fc25 4. Build this version of Eclipse (de-bootstrap): eclipse-4.6.0-0.3.git201604190800.fc25 These builds are still ongoing in the mainline koji for Rawhide; if you'd like I can send another note when it is all finished. Regards, Mat -- Mat Booth http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora

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dropping 32/31-bit support (aka s390)
by Dan Horák 09 Jun '16

09 Jun '16

Hello everyone, after long discussions we came to the conclusion that we will drop 32/31-bit support from the upcoming Fedora releases. There are 2 main reasons - technical and resources. From the technical side more and more projects either focus on 64-bit s390x or even support only s390x and with the broad dependency chains it affects large parts of the current package set in Fedora. From the resource side doing 2 sub-architectures simply requires twice the number of resources (computing time, disk space) than doing just one. For human resources the ratio is even worse, because we need to fix or workaround the limitations of the 32-bit case. So from now we have dropped s390 sub-arch from Rawhide (aka Fedora 25). Removing the support from Fedora 24 is also being considered, especially in the sight of possible 32-bit related issues during the year of planned life for the release. With regards, Dan

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test, please ignore
by Karsten Hopp 09 Jun '16

09 Jun '16

Please ignore this mail. I've gotten a report that the list doesn't work anymore and need to check mail delivery.

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