mirrors/poky
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky synced 2026-09-19 09:49:33 +02:00
Code Issues Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

release-notes-4.2: remove/merge duplicates entries

Browse Source 
(From yocto-docs rev: 6e4b1af0fed2b59909ac9db1be2aaf3e3b542b0c)

Signed-off-by: Lee Chee Yang <chee.yang.lee@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
This commit is contained in:
Lee Chee Yang
2023-04-29 14:18:30 +08:00
committed by Richard Purdie
parent 09a1c15627
commit c4d933a347
1 changed files with 10 additions and 38 deletions
Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

48
documentation/migration-guides/release-notes-4.2.rst
View File

@@ -8,37 +8,34 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.2
- Linux kernel 6.1, glibc 2.37 and ~350 other recipe upgrades - Linux kernel 6.1, glibc 2.37 and ~350 other recipe upgrades
- Python 3.8 is the minimum Python version required on the build host. - Python 3.8+ and GCC 8.0+ are now the minimum required versions on the build host.
For host distributions that do not provide it, this is included as part of the For host distributions that do not provide it, this is included as part of the
:term:`buildtools` tarball. :term:`buildtools` tarball.
- BitBake in this release now supports a new ``addpylib`` directive to enable - BitBake in this release now supports a new ``addpylib`` directive to enable
Python libraries within layers. Python libraries within layers. For more information,
see :ref:`bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:extending python library code`.
This directive should be added to your layer configuration This directive should be added to your layer configuration
as in the below example from ``meta/conf/layer.conf``:: as in the below example from ``meta/conf/layer.conf``::
addpylib ${LAYERDIR}/lib oe addpylib ${LAYERDIR}/lib oe
- BitBake has seen multiple internal changes that may impact - BitBake has seen multiple internal changes that may improve
memory and disk usage as well as parsing time, in particular: memory and disk usage as well as parsing time, in particular:
- BitBake's Cooker server is now multithreaded. - BitBake's Cooker server is now multithreaded.
- Ctrl+C can now be used to interrupt some long-running operations
that previously ignored it.
- BitBake's cache has been extended to include more hash - BitBake's cache has been extended to include more hash
debugging data, but has also been optimized to :yocto_git:`compress debugging data, but has also been optimized to :yocto_git:`compress
cache data <https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/?h=mickledore&id=7d010055e2af3294e17db862f42664ca689a9356>`. cache data <https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/?h=mickledore&id=7d010055e2af3294e17db862f42664ca689a9356>`.
- BitBake's Cooker server :yocto_git:`can now be pinged - BitBake's UI will now ping the server regularly to ensure
</poky/commit/?h=mickledore&id=26f255da09>` it is still alive.
from the UI.
- Architecture-specific enhancements:
- This release adds initial support for the
:wikipedia:`LoongArch <Loongson#LoongArch>`
(``loongarch64``) architecture, though there is no testing for it yet.
- New variables: - New variables:
- :term:`VOLATILE_TMP_DIR` allows to specify - :term:`VOLATILE_TMP_DIR` allows to specify
@@ -71,27 +68,6 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.2
- Use built-in Rust targets for ``-native`` builds to save several - Use built-in Rust targets for ``-native`` builds to save several
minutes building the Rust toolchain minutes building the Rust toolchain
- Python 3.8+ and GCC 8.0+ are now the minimum required versions on the build host
- BitBake in this release now supports a new ``addpylib`` directive to enable
Python libraries within layers. For more information,
see :ref:`bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:extending python library code`.
- BitBake has seen multiple internal changes that may improve
memory and disk usage as well as parsing time, in particular:
- BitBake's Cooker server is now multithreaded.
- Ctrl+C can now be used to interrupt some long-running operations
that previously ignored it.
- BitBake's cache has been extended to include more hash
debugging data, but has also been optimized to :yocto_git:`compress
cache data <https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/?h=mickledore&id=7d010055e2af3294e17db862f42664ca689a9356>`.
- BitBake's UI will now ping the server regularly to ensure
it is still alive.
- Architecture-specific enhancements: - Architecture-specific enhancements:
- This release adds initial support for the - This release adds initial support for the
@@ -227,7 +203,6 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.2
- ``base-passwd`` - ``base-passwd``
- ``cronie`` - ``cronie``
- ``cups`` - ``cups``
- ``cups``
- ``curl`` - ``curl``
- ``file`` - ``file``
- ``gstreamer1.0-plugins-good`` - ``gstreamer1.0-plugins-good``
@@ -310,9 +285,6 @@ New Features / Enhancements in 4.2
- Many packages were updated to add large file support. - Many packages were updated to add large file support.
- New :term:`VOLATILE_TMP_DIR` variable allows to specify whether ``/tmp``
should be on persistent storage or in RAM.
- ``vulkan-loader``: allow headless targets to build the loader - ``vulkan-loader``: allow headless targets to build the loader
- ``dhcpcd``: fix to work with systemd - ``dhcpcd``: fix to work with systemd
- ``u-boot``: add /boot to :term:`SYSROOT_DIRS` to allow boot files to be used by other recipes - ``u-boot``: add /boot to :term:`SYSROOT_DIRS` to allow boot files to be used by other recipes