[PULL 07/13] docs: simplify and clarify the platform support rules

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 <ehabkost(a)redhat.com&gt; Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth(a)redhat.com&gt; Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange(a)redhat.com&gt; --- 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 add explicit support for those backports, unless the feature is auto-detectable in a manner that works for the upstream releases too. -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. -Linux OS --------- +Linux OS, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD +----------------------------------------- -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. Support +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 comes +first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a distro +are not considered, even when they are endorsed by the vendor (eg. Debian LTS). -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 Linux, +the project will look at CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL, SLES and +Ubuntu LTS. Other distros will be assumed to ship similar software versions. -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 the +respective ports repository, while NetBSD will use the pkgsrc repository. -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 carry +similar versions. -FreeBSD +Windows ------- -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). -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. -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/ -- 2.29.2