= Proposed Self Contained Change: No More i686 Kernels = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Stop_Building_i686_Kernels Change owner(s): * Justin Forbes <jforbes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Stop building i686 kernels, reduce the i686 package to a kernel-headers package that can be used to build 32bit versions of everything else. == Detailed Description == The i686 kernel is of limited use as most x86 hardware supports 64bit these days. It has been in a status of "community supported" for several Fedora releases now. As such, it gets very little testing, and issues frequently appear upstream. These tend to go unnoticed for long periods of time. When issues are found, it is often a long time before they are fixed because they are considered low priority by most developers upstream. This can leave other architectures waiting for important updates, and provides a less than desirable experience for people choosing to run a 32bit kernel. With this proposal, the i686 kernel will no longer be built. A kernel headers package will still exist, and all 32bit packages should continue to build as normal. The main difference is there would no longer be bootable 32bit images. == Scope == * Proposal owners: Changes to the kernel spec to stop the actual i686 builds, but keep the kernel-headers package. * Other developers: NA * Release engineering: [1] (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed) * List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) [1] https://pagure.io/releng/issues/6894 Thanks, Jaroslav _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
