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| author |   Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@gentoo.org> | 2021-11-18 20:47:42 -0800 |
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| committer | Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@gentoo.org> | 2021-11-18 20:47:42 -0800 |
| commit | 1f5d402366ced5d0e9753d051f303446ffa9ab10 (patch) | |
| tree | 26ea4b2f02088b912c0600f78e15bd11d7805604 /profiles/hardened | |
| parent | profiles/features/uclibc: deprecate (diff) | |
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profiles/hardened/linux/uclibc: deprecate
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/820905
Signed-off-by: Georgy Yakovlev <gyakovlev@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/profiles/hardened/linux/uclibc/deprecated b/profiles/hardened/linux/uclibc/deprecated new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a03e880d5f33 --- /dev/null +++ b/profiles/hardened/linux/uclibc/deprecated @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ + +uClibc-ng is mostly abandoned upstream, and since an RFC by its maintainer in Gentoo +in Jan 2021, no one has volunteered to step up maintenance or expressed interest in +the uClibc-ng profiles. With this announcement we last-rite the "uclibc" +profiles, which will be removed on 2022-01-01. For parties interested in +an alternative libc, consider moving to musl, which is supported. + +Gentoo continues to wholeheartedly support musl and is focusing its +efforts in that area. + +Resources: +- https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Hardened_musl +- https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/musl.git/ (overlay for patches) +- #gentoo-hardened (IRC channel on irc.libera.chat) for support and discussion + +Please see the news item for more information: +https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2021-08-18-uclibc-ng-retirement.html |