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| author |   Repository mirror & CI <repomirrorci@gentoo.org> | 2024-08-07 06:05:34 +0000 |
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| committer | Repository mirror & CI <repomirrorci@gentoo.org> | 2024-08-07 06:05:34 +0000 |
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diff --git a/metadata/news/2024-08-07-removal-ia64/2024-08-07-removal-ia64.en.txt b/metadata/news/2024-08-07-removal-ia64/2024-08-07-removal-ia64.en.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cbb4ba163f3d --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/news/2024-08-07-removal-ia64/2024-08-07-removal-ia64.en.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +Title: Gentoo drops IA-64 support +Author: Arthur Zamarin <arthurzam@gentoo.org> +Posted: 2024-08-07 +Revision: 1 +News-Item-Format: 2.0 +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0 +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0/desktop +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0/desktop/gnome +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0/desktop/gnome/systemd/merged-usr +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0/developer +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/17.0/systemd/merged-usr +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0 +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0/desktop +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0/desktop/gnome +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0/desktop/gnome/systemd +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0/systemd +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0/split-usr +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0/split-usr/desktop +Display-If-Profile: default/linux/ia64/23.0/split-usr/desktop/gnome + +Following the removal of IA-64 support in the Linux kernel and glibc, +and subsequent discussions on our mailing list [1], as well as a vote +by the Gentoo Council [2,3], Gentoo will discontinue all ia64 profiles +and keywords. The primary reason for this decision is the inability of +the Gentoo IA-64 team to support this architecture without kernel +support, glibc support, and a functional development box. + +In one month, all ia64 profiles will be removed, all ia64 keywords will +be dropped from all packages, and all IA-64 related Gentoo bugs will be +closed. + +[1] https://public-inbox.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/75654daa-c5fc-45c8-a104-fae43b9ca490@gentoo.org/T/ +[2] https://projects.gentoo.org/council/meeting-logs/20240721.txt +[3] https://projects.gentoo.org/council/meeting-logs/20240721-summary.txt |