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@@ -11,10 +11,21 @@ Release notes for |yocto-ver| (|yocto-codename|)
11New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver| 11New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
13 13
14- Linux kernel XXX, gcc 15, glibc XXX, LLVM XXX, and over XXX other 14- Linux kernel 6.16, gcc 15, glibc 2.42, LLVM 21.1.1, and over 300 other
15 recipe upgrades. 15 recipe upgrades.
16 16
17- Minimum Python version required on the host: XXX. 17- Minimum Python version required on the host: 3.9.
18
19- Host requirements changes:
20
21 - The minimum disk space requirement is now 140Gbytes (previously 90Gbytes).
22
23 - The minimum RAM requirement is now 32Gbytes (previously 8Gbytes).
24
25 - These changes are mainly due to recent additions of the LLVM and other
26 resource heavy recipes. For guidance on how to limit the resources used by
27 the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`, see the
28 :doc:`/dev-manual/limiting-resources` guide.
18 29
19- BitBake changes: 30- BitBake changes:
20 31
@@ -36,10 +47,18 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
36 - ``az``: Add sanity check to check that :term:`AZ_SAS` starts with ``?`` 47 - ``az``: Add sanity check to check that :term:`AZ_SAS` starts with ``?``
37 to mark the start of the query parameters. 48 to mark the start of the query parameters.
38 49
39 - ``git``: Add the tag to shallow clone tarball name. 50 - ``git``:
51
52 - Add the tag to shallow clone tarball name.
53 - Verify if local clones contains a tag, when the ``tag=`` parameter
54 is used in :term:`SRC_URI`.
55
56 - ``knotty``:
57
58 - Pass failed task logs through the log infrastructure (use
59 ``bb.plain()`` instead of ``print()``).
40 60
41 - ``knotty``: pass failed task logs through the log infrastructure (use 61 - Improve refresh rate of the footer progress bar.
42 ``bb.plain()`` instead of ``print()``)
43 62
44 - Add support for automatically promoting class inherits to deferred 63 - Add support for automatically promoting class inherits to deferred
45 inherits by listing them in the :term:`BB_DEFER_BBCLASSES` variable. 64 inherits by listing them in the :term:`BB_DEFER_BBCLASSES` variable.
@@ -92,6 +111,17 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
92 :term:`BitBake` to specify what to profile. Can be "main", "idle" or 111 :term:`BitBake` to specify what to profile. Can be "main", "idle" or
93 "parsing". Split the reports in separate files. 112 "parsing". Split the reports in separate files.
94 113
114 - A "filtering" functionality was added and allows modifying the value of a
115 variable before its value is returned by :term:`BitBake`. The
116 ``setVarFilter`` API can be used for applying the filters, but it is
117 **not** recommended for general use. It was added for internal use in
118 the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` in the :ref:`ref-classes-native`
119 class. The list of filters that are allowed are derived from a select
120 list of functions that must be added using a ``filter_proc`` decorator.
121
122 - ``tests/parse``: Add tests for ``include``, ``require`` and
123 ``include_all``.
124
95- Toolchain changes: 125- Toolchain changes:
96 126
97 - The Clang/LLVM toolchain can now be used as part of the build. 127 - The Clang/LLVM toolchain can now be used as part of the build.
@@ -106,6 +136,12 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
106 The toolchain is also customizable on a per-recipe basis, using the 136 The toolchain is also customizable on a per-recipe basis, using the
107 :term:`TOOLCHAIN` and :term:`TOOLCHAIN_NATIVE` variables. 137 :term:`TOOLCHAIN` and :term:`TOOLCHAIN_NATIVE` variables.
108 138
139 .. warning::
140
141 The :term:`TOOLCHAIN` should **not** be set globally. For overriding
142 the toolchain globally, use :term:`PREFERRED_TOOLCHAIN_TARGET`,
143 :term:`PREFERRED_TOOLCHAIN_NATIVE` and :term:`PREFERRED_TOOLCHAIN_SDK`.
144
109 - Multiple recipes were pinned to use the GCC/Binutils toolchain as they do 145 - Multiple recipes were pinned to use the GCC/Binutils toolchain as they do
110 not support being built with Clang/LLVM yet. In these recipes the 146 not support being built with Clang/LLVM yet. In these recipes the
111 :term:`TOOLCHAIN` variable is set to "gcc". 147 :term:`TOOLCHAIN` variable is set to "gcc".
@@ -119,14 +155,42 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
119 - ``bitbake.conf``: Drop ``lz4`` from :term:`HOSTTOOLS`, as it is not 155 - ``bitbake.conf``: Drop ``lz4`` from :term:`HOSTTOOLS`, as it is not
120 required anymore, and the ``lz4-native`` package is used instead. 156 required anymore, and the ``lz4-native`` package is used instead.
121 157
122 - ``conf/fragments``: add a fragment for the CDN :ref:`sstate-cache 158 - :term:`Configuration Fragments <Configuration Fragment>`:
123 <overview-manual/concepts:shared state cache>` mirror. 159
160 - Add a fragment for the `CDN` :ref:`sstate-cache
161 <overview-manual/concepts:shared state cache>` mirror.
162
163 - Add a ``show-fragments`` sub-command to the
164 :oe_git:`bitbake-config-build </bitbake/tree/bin/bitbake-config-build>`
165 utility, to show the content of fragments from command-line.
124 166
125 - ``default-distrovars``: set an empty default for :term:`LICENSE_PATH`. 167 - ``default-distrovars``: set an empty default for :term:`LICENSE_PATH`.
126 168
127 - The default definition of :term:`UNPACKDIR` is no longer 169 - The default definition of :term:`UNPACKDIR` is no longer
128 ``sources-unpack`` but ``sources``. 170 ``sources-unpack`` but ``sources``.
129 171
172 - The default value for :term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES` (defined in
173 :oe_git:`bitbake.conf </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/bitbake.conf>`)
174 is now ``tar.zst`` (previously ``tar.gz``).
175
176 - Remove the ``meta/conf/distro/include/distro_alias.inc`` include file,
177 which associated a recipe name to one or more Distribution package name.
178 This file is not used and maintained anymore.
179
180 - A new configuration file :ref:`structure-build-conf-toolcfg.conf` is now
181 used by :oe_git:`bitbake-config-build </bitbake/tree/bin/bitbake-config-build>`
182 to manage :term:`Configuration Fragments <Configuration Fragment>`.
183
184 - ``bitbake.conf``: add :term:`TMPDIR` to the ``GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES``
185 Git variable. This avoids Git trying to find a repository higher than
186 :term:`TMPDIR` in recipes that use the :ref:`structure-build-work-shared`
187 directory for storing their sources. This fixes reproducibility issues.
188
189 - Changes to the ``genericarm64`` machine configuration:
190
191 - Increase the :term:`Initramfs` maximum size.
192 - Install extra Linux firmware packages to fix Linux kernel warnings.
193
130- New variables: 194- New variables:
131 195
132 - The ``VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dbus`` variable, to allow changing the runtime 196 - The ``VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dbus`` variable, to allow changing the runtime
@@ -159,6 +223,11 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
159 deployed filenames. Users can now override :term:`UBOOT_VERSION` to 223 deployed filenames. Users can now override :term:`UBOOT_VERSION` to
160 changes the output filenames. 224 changes the output filenames.
161 225
226 - The :term:`UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS` variable specifies extra options passed to
227 ``make`` when building U-boot. Extra options can also be passed as the
228 fourth argument of the :term:`UBOOT_CONFIG` variable. See the
229 documentation of :ref:`ref-classes-uboot-config` class for more details.
230
162- Kernel-related changes: 231- Kernel-related changes:
163 232
164 - ``linux/generate-cve-exclusions``: use data from CVEProject instead of 233 - ``linux/generate-cve-exclusions``: use data from CVEProject instead of
@@ -186,6 +255,8 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
186 - ``linux-yocto``: when built for RISC-V, enable features in 255 - ``linux-yocto``: when built for RISC-V, enable features in
187 :term:`KERNEL_FEATURES` based on features listed in :term:`TUNE_FEATURES`. 256 :term:`KERNEL_FEATURES` based on features listed in :term:`TUNE_FEATURES`.
188 257
258 - ``perf``: Enable ``coresight`` if enabled in :term:`MACHINE_FEATURES`.
259
189- New core recipes: 260- New core recipes:
190 261
191 - ``python3-pdm``, ``python3-pdm-backend`` and ``python3-pdm-build-locked``, 262 - ``python3-pdm``, ``python3-pdm-backend`` and ``python3-pdm-build-locked``,
@@ -210,6 +281,13 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
210 to code blocks in Sphinx. It is part of ``buildtools-docs-tarball`` for later 281 to code blocks in Sphinx. It is part of ``buildtools-docs-tarball`` for later
211 use in the Yocto Project documentation. 282 use in the Yocto Project documentation.
212 283
284 - ``python3-coherent-licensed``: License management tooling for `Coherent
285 System` and skeleton projects. It became a new dependency of
286 ``python3-zipp``.
287
288 - ``gn``: a commonly used build tool to generate `ninja
289 <https://ninja-build.org/>`__ files.
290
213 - LLVM/Clang related recipes: 291 - LLVM/Clang related recipes:
214 292
215 - ``clang``: LLVM based C/C++ compiler. 293 - ``clang``: LLVM based C/C++ compiler.
@@ -225,11 +303,15 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
225 - ``llvm-tblgen-native``: LLVM TableGen binaries for the build host, 303 - ``llvm-tblgen-native``: LLVM TableGen binaries for the build host,
226 often used to build LLVM projects. 304 often used to build LLVM projects.
227 305
306 - ``lld``: the LLVM Linker.
307
228 - ``lldb``: LLDB debugger for LLVM projects. 308 - ``lldb``: LLDB debugger for LLVM projects.
229 309
230 - ``llvm-project-source``: canonical git mirror of the LLVM subversion 310 - ``llvm-project-source``: canonical git mirror of the LLVM subversion
231 repository. 311 repository.
232 312
313 - ``llvm``: The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure.
314
233 - ``openmp``: LLVM OpenMP compiler Runtime. 315 - ``openmp``: LLVM OpenMP compiler Runtime.
234 316
235 - ``kernel-signing-keys-native``: this recipe is used in the 317 - ``kernel-signing-keys-native``: this recipe is used in the
@@ -242,6 +324,9 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
242 - ``glvnd``, which enables OpenGL Vendor Neutral Dispatch Library 324 - ``glvnd``, which enables OpenGL Vendor Neutral Dispatch Library
243 support when using recipes such as ``mesa``. 325 support when using recipes such as ``mesa``.
244 326
327 - ``opencl``: support for the :wikipedia:`OpenCL (Open Computing Language)
328 <OpenCL>` framework.
329
245- New core classes: 330- New core classes:
246 331
247 - The new :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-fit-image` class replaces the previous 332 - The new :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-fit-image` class replaces the previous
@@ -255,6 +340,10 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
255 maintain Go recipes that use a ``BPN-go-mods.inc`` and 340 maintain Go recipes that use a ``BPN-go-mods.inc`` and
256 ``BPN-licenses.inc`` and update these files automatically. 341 ``BPN-licenses.inc`` and update these files automatically.
257 342
343 - The new :ref:`ref-classes-python_pdm` class supports building Python
344 recipes with the `PDM <https://pdm-project.org/>`__ package and dependency
345 manager.
346
258- Architecture-specific changes: 347- Architecture-specific changes:
259 348
260 - Rework the RISC-V :term:`TUNE_FEATURES` to make them based of the RISC-V 349 - Rework the RISC-V :term:`TUNE_FEATURES` to make them based of the RISC-V
@@ -299,6 +388,16 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
299 </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/machine/include/riscv/README>` for more 388 </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/machine/include/riscv/README>` for more
300 information. 389 information.
301 390
391 - Add support for new Arm64 instruction sets, which are represented as files
392 to be included in :term:`MACHINE` configuration in :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core
393 (OE-Core)`. The new configuration files are:
394
395 - :oe_git:`conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv8-7a.inc </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv8-7a.inc>`
396 - :oe_git:`conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv8-8a.inc </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv8-8a.inc>`
397 - :oe_git:`conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv9-1a.inc </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv9-1a.inc>`
398 - :oe_git:`conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv9-2a.inc </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv9-2a.inc>`
399 - :oe_git:`conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv9-3a.inc </openembedded-core/tree/meta/conf/machine/include/arm/arch-armv9-3a.inc>`
400
302 - ``arch-mips.inc``: Use ``-EB``/``-EL`` for denoting Endianness. 401 - ``arch-mips.inc``: Use ``-EB``/``-EL`` for denoting Endianness.
303 402
304 - Enable ``riscv32`` as supported arch for ``musl`` systems. 403 - Enable ``riscv32`` as supported arch for ``musl`` systems.
@@ -306,6 +405,15 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
306 - Powerpc: Use ``-maltivec`` in compiler flags if ``altivec`` is in 405 - Powerpc: Use ``-maltivec`` in compiler flags if ``altivec`` is in
307 :term:`TUNE_FEATURES`. 406 :term:`TUNE_FEATURES`.
308 407
408 - ``arm``: add a ``nocrypto`` feature to :term:`TUNE_FEATURES` to complement
409 the ``crypto`` feature to explicitly disable cryptographic extensions via
410 `GCC` flags.
411
412 This lead to the creation of two new tunes:
413
414 - ``tune-cortexa72-nocrypto``
415 - ``tune-cortexa53-nocrypto``
416
309- QEMU / ``runqemu`` changes: 417- QEMU / ``runqemu`` changes:
310 418
311 - Refactor :ref:`ref-classes-qemu` functions into library functions (in 419 - Refactor :ref:`ref-classes-qemu` functions into library functions (in
@@ -330,19 +438,40 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
330 machine's CPU must also be recent enough to support these instructions 438 machine's CPU must also be recent enough to support these instructions
331 natively. 439 natively.
332 440
333 - ``runqemu`` can now run compressed images with snapshot mode. For example, 441 - ``runqemu``:
334 with ``IMAGE_FSTYPES = "... ext4.zst ..."``, you can run:: 442
443 - The script can now run compressed images with snapshot mode. For
444 example, with :term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES` containing ``ext4.zst``, you can run::
445
446 runqemu snapshot ext4.zst <image-recipe>
335 447
336 runqemu snapshot ext4.zst <image-recipe> 448 - Add support for the ``erofs`` filesystem.
449
450 - The :term:`BitBake` environment is now a requirement, and the script
451 cannot run without a successful call to ``bitbake -e``.
452
453 The script will also raise an error with the ``bitbake`` command is not
454 found.
337 455
338- Documentation changes: 456- Documentation changes:
339 457
458 - Add documentation on :term:`Configuration Fragments <Configuration
459 Fragment>`:
460
461 - :doc:`/ref-manual/fragments`
462 - :doc:`/dev-manual/creating-fragments`
463
340 - Part of :term:`BitBake` internals are now documented at 464 - Part of :term:`BitBake` internals are now documented at
341 :yocto_docs:`/bitbake/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-library-functions.html`. 465 :yocto_docs:`/bitbake/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-library-functions.html`.
342 466
343 - A new :doc:`/dev-manual/limiting-resources` guide was created to help 467 - A new :doc:`/dev-manual/limiting-resources` guide was created to help
344 users limit the host resources used by the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build 468 users limit the resources used by the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`.
345 System`. 469
470 - A new :doc:`/dev-manual/hashequivserver` guide was created to help users
471 setting up a :ref:`overview-manual/concepts:Hash Equivalence` server.
472
473 - The QA checks defined in the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` were
474 gathered in :doc:`/ref-manual/qa-checks`.
346 475
347- Core library changes: 476- Core library changes:
348 477
@@ -352,6 +481,9 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
352 481
353- Go changes: 482- Go changes:
354 483
484 - :ref:`ref-classes-go-mod-update-modules`: Update license finding to use
485 the new ``find_licenses_up`` library function.
486
355- Rust changes: 487- Rust changes:
356 488
357 - ``rust-llvm``: 489 - ``rust-llvm``:
@@ -362,6 +494,9 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
362 - Disable the following feature through configuration 494 - Disable the following feature through configuration
363 (:ref:`ref-tasks-configure`): libedit, benchmarks. 495 (:ref:`ref-tasks-configure`): libedit, benchmarks.
364 496
497 - Add the ``has-thread-local`` option to the
498 :ref:`ref-classes-rust-target-config` class.
499
365- Wic Image Creator changes: 500- Wic Image Creator changes:
366 501
367 - After a Python upgrade, WIC plugins containing dashes (``-``) for their 502 - After a Python upgrade, WIC plugins containing dashes (``-``) for their
@@ -387,14 +522,36 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
387 :term:`BitBake` variables. This directory is usually found in 522 :term:`BitBake` variables. This directory is usually found in
388 :term:`STAGING_DIR`. 523 :term:`STAGING_DIR`.
389 524
390 - Add the Wic-specific option ``--extra-partiton-space`` to add extra empty 525 - Add the Wic-specific option ``--extra-partition-space`` to add extra empty
391 space after the space filled by the filesystem in the partition. 526 space after the space filled by the filesystem in the partition.
527
528 - The Wic-specific option ``--extra-space`` has a new alias
529 ``--extra-filesystem-space``.
530
531 - ``bootimg_pcbios``: move Syslinux install into separate functions, to make
532 it easier to add new bootloaders.
533
534 The Grub bootloader can now be installed with this Wic plugin.
535
536 - Add the Wic plugin ``extra_partition`` to install files from the
537 :term:`DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE` directory into an extra non-rootfs partition. See the
538 :term:`IMAGE_EXTRA_PARTITION_FILES` variable for more information.
392 539
393- SDK-related changes: 540- SDK-related changes:
394 541
395 - Include additional information about Meson setting in the SDK environment 542 - Include additional information about Meson setting in the SDK environment
396 setup script (host system, CPU family, etc.). 543 setup script (host system, CPU family, etc.).
397 544
545 - Add Go to :term:`SDK_TOOLCHAIN_LANGS`, except for the following
546 architecture on which this is not supported:
547
548 - RISC-V 32 bits (``rv32``)
549 - PowerPC
550
551 - Image-based SDKs can now include `Zsh` completions by adding the
552 ``zsh-completion-pkgs`` feature to the :term:`IMAGE_FEATURES` variable in
553 the image recipe.
554
398- Testing-related changes: 555- Testing-related changes:
399 556
400 - ``bitbake/tests/fetch``: Add tests for ``gitsm`` with git-lfs. 557 - ``bitbake/tests/fetch``: Add tests for ``gitsm`` with git-lfs.
@@ -402,6 +559,9 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
402 - ``bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch``: add a test case to ensure Git shallow 559 - ``bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch``: add a test case to ensure Git shallow
403 fetch works for tag containing slashes. 560 fetch works for tag containing slashes.
404 561
562 - :ref:`ref-classes-testexport`: capture all tests and data from all layers
563 (instead of the :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` layer only).
564
405 - OEQA: 565 - OEQA:
406 566
407 - SDK: 567 - SDK:
@@ -452,8 +612,16 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
452 612
453 - ``runqemu``: add new test for booting compressed images. 613 - ``runqemu``: add new test for booting compressed images.
454 614
455 - :ref:`ref-classes-testexport`: capture all tests and data from all layers 615 - General improvements of the parallelization of tests, namely fixing
456 (instead of the :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` layer only). 616 some tests that could spawn an unlimited number of threads leading to
617 OOM kills.
618
619 - A new SDK test is now running for Go after ``go`` was added to
620 :term:`SDK_TOOLCHAIN_LANGS`.
621
622 - Commands sent over SSH (using the ``OESSHTarget`` class) will now error
623 when an SSH failure occurs. It is possible to ignore these errors by
624 passing ``ignore_ssh_fails`` when executing a command.
457 625
458- Utility script changes: 626- Utility script changes:
459 627
@@ -465,6 +633,8 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
465 patch files *must* include an ``Upstream-Status`` to pass with this 633 patch files *must* include an ``Upstream-Status`` to pass with this
466 script. 634 script.
467 635
636 - Show the :term:`DISTRO` used when running the script.
637
468 - :ref:`ref-classes-yocto-check-layer` class: 638 - :ref:`ref-classes-yocto-check-layer` class:
469 639
470 - Refactor to be extended easily. 640 - Refactor to be extended easily.
@@ -487,7 +657,11 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
487 657
488 - ``buildstats-diff``: find last two Buildstats files if none are specified. 658 - ``buildstats-diff``: find last two Buildstats files if none are specified.
489 659
490 - ``pybootchartgui``: visualize ``/proc/net/dev`` network stats in graphs. 660 - ``pybootchartgui``:
661
662 - visualize ``/proc/net/dev`` network stats in graphs.
663
664 - account for network statistics when calculating extents.
491 665
492- Packaging changes: 666- Packaging changes:
493 667
@@ -496,6 +670,19 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
496 detailed information on the files used during the compilation and improve 670 detailed information on the files used during the compilation and improve
497 SPDX accuracy. 671 SPDX accuracy.
498 672
673 - When using the ``ipk`` and ``rpm`` package managers, give out more possible
674 reasons about unmatched packages.
675
676 For example::
677
678 E: Package 'catch2' has no installation candidate
679 catch2 is a recipe. Its generated packages are: ['catch2-src', 'catch2-dbg', 'catch2-staticdev', 'catch2-dev', 'catch2-doc']
680 Either specify a generated package or set ALLOW_EMPTY:${PN} = "1" in catch2 recipe
681
682 - ``package.py``: replace all files unconditionally when copying debug
683 sources (passing ``-u`` to the ``cpio`` command in
684 ``copydebugsources()``). This improves reproducibility.
685
499- LLVM related changes: 686- LLVM related changes:
500 687
501 - Like ``gcc-source``, the LLVM project sources are part of ``work-shared`` 688 - Like ``gcc-source``, the LLVM project sources are part of ``work-shared``
@@ -532,14 +719,26 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
532 719
533 - Handle workspaces for multiconfig. 720 - Handle workspaces for multiconfig.
534 721
722 - Fix upgrade for recipes with Git submodules.
723
535- Patchtest-related changes: 724- Patchtest-related changes:
536 725
726 - Multiple improvements to the tool's :oe_git:`README
727 </openembedded-core/tree/scripts/patchtest.README>`.
728
729 - Don't match :term:`BitBake` Python expansions as GitHub usernames
730 (``${@...}`` syntax).
731
537- Security changes: 732- Security changes:
538 733
539 - ``openssl``: add FIPS support. This can be enabled through the ``fips`` 734 - ``openssl``: add FIPS support. This can be enabled through the ``fips``
540 :term:`PACKAGECONFIG`. 735 :term:`PACKAGECONFIG`.
541 736
542- :ref:`ref-classes-cve-check` changes: 737- :ref:`ref-classes-cve-check` class changes:
738
739
740 - ``cve-update-db-native``: FKIE: use Secondary metric if there is no
741 Primary metric.
543 742
544- New :term:`PACKAGECONFIG` options for individual recipes: 743- New :term:`PACKAGECONFIG` options for individual recipes:
545 744
@@ -551,13 +750,34 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
551 - ``openssl``: ``fips`` 750 - ``openssl``: ``fips``
552 - ``qemu``: ``sdl-image``, ``pixman`` 751 - ``qemu``: ``sdl-image``, ``pixman``
553 - ``wget``: ``pcre2`` 752 - ``wget``: ``pcre2``
554 - ``mesa``: ``asahi``, ``amd``, ``svga``, ``teflon``, ``nouveau`` 753 - ``mesa``: ``asahi``, ``amd``, ``svga``, ``teflon``, ``nouveau``,
754 ``xmlconfig``
755 - ``dbus``: ``traditional-activation``, ``message-bus``
756 - ``cmake``: ``debugger``
757 - ``libcxx``: ``unwind-cross``
758 - ``tiff``: ``lerc``
759 - ``freetype``: ``brotli``
760 - ``gawk``: ``pma-if-64bit``
761 - ``x264``: ``ffmpeg``, ``opencl``
555 762
556- Systemd related changes: 763- Systemd related changes:
557 764
558 - Enable getty generator by default by adding ``serial-getty-generator`` to 765 - Enable getty generator by default by adding ``serial-getty-generator`` to
559 :term:`PACKAGECONFIG`. 766 :term:`PACKAGECONFIG`.
560 767
768 - Now uses the :term:`USE_NLS` variable to enable or disable building
769 translations.
770
771 - Fix deduplicated templates and instance lines in preset files when listing
772 both template and instances in :term:`SYSTEMD_SERVICE`.
773
774 - Stop enabling non-standard MAC policy when using the 'pni-names' feature
775 (part of :term:`DISTRO_FEATURES`). Instead, follow what is provided by
776 upstream systemd.
777
778 - Install ``systemd-sysv-install`` when using the
779 ``systemd-systemctl-native`` recipe.
780
561- :ref:`ref-classes-sanity` class changes: 781- :ref:`ref-classes-sanity` class changes:
562 782
563 - :ref:`ref-classes-insane`: Move test for invalid :term:`PACKAGECONFIG` to 783 - :ref:`ref-classes-insane`: Move test for invalid :term:`PACKAGECONFIG` to
@@ -573,6 +793,9 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
573 install ``libstdc++-14-dev`` instead of ``libgcc-14-dev`` to avoid build 793 install ``libstdc++-14-dev`` instead of ``libgcc-14-dev`` to avoid build
574 issues when building :ref:`ref-classes-native` with Clang. 794 issues when building :ref:`ref-classes-native` with Clang.
575 795
796 - Drop the ``var-undefined`` QA check as it was not relevant for the
797 variables it was checking, as those are mandatory by default.
798
576- U-boot related changes: 799- U-boot related changes:
577 800
578 - :ref:`ref-classes-uboot-sign`: Add support for setting firmware property 801 - :ref:`ref-classes-uboot-sign`: Add support for setting firmware property
@@ -586,6 +809,11 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
586 variable to automatically set U-boot configuration options (for example 809 variable to automatically set U-boot configuration options (for example
587 ``CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_F``). 810 ``CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_F``).
588 811
812 - Improve the way build directories are split when having multiple
813 configurations listed in :term:`UBOOT_CONFIG`. This fixes an issue where
814 two or more of these configurations were using the same directory for
815 building (because these were using the same defconfig file).
816
589- Miscellaneous changes: 817- Miscellaneous changes:
590 818
591 - ``dropbear``: The ``dropbearkey.service`` can now take extra arguments for 819 - ``dropbear``: The ``dropbearkey.service`` can now take extra arguments for
@@ -645,12 +873,78 @@ New Features / Enhancements in |yocto-ver|
645 - :ref:`ref-classes-externalsrc`: Always ask Git for location of ``.git`` 873 - :ref:`ref-classes-externalsrc`: Always ask Git for location of ``.git``
646 directory (may be different from the default ``${S}/.git``). 874 directory (may be different from the default ``${S}/.git``).
647 875
648 - :ref:`ref-classes-features_check`: Add support for required 876 - :ref:`ref-classes-features_check`: Add support for :term:`REQUIRED_TUNE_FEATURES`.
649 :term:`TUNE_FEATURES`.
650 877
651 - ``openssh``: limit read access to ``sshd_config`` file (set its filemode 878 - ``openssh``: limit read access to ``sshd_config`` file (set its filemode
652 to ``0600``). 879 to ``0600``).
653 880
881 - ``barebox-tools`` now installs the ``rk-usb-loader`` utility.
882
883 - The :ref:`ref-classes-setuptools3_legacy` class now supports the
884 :ref:`qa-check-pep517-backend` QA check.
885
886 - The :ref:`ref-classes-ccache` class now supports using `Ccache` for native
887 recipes when the local build configuration contains::
888
889 ASSUME_PROVIDED += "ccache-native"
890 HOSTTOOLS += "ccache"
891
892 - :ref:`ref-classes-python_pep517`: use ``pyproject-build`` instead of
893 calling the module with ``nativepython3``.
894
895 - ``dbus-glib``: include the binding tools separately into the
896 ``${PN}-tools`` package.
897
898 - ``dbus``: use the :ref:`ref-classes-systemd` class to handle the unit
899 files of D-Bus.
900
901 - ``dpkg``: add :ref:`ptest <test-manual/ptest:testing packages with ptest>`
902 support.
903
904 - ``shared-mime-info``: Now uses the :term:`USE_NLS` variable to enable
905 building translations.
906
907 - ``p11-kit``: Now uses the :term:`USE_NLS` variable to enable building
908 translations.
909
910 - ``babeltrace2``: Enable Python plugins
911
912 - ``initramfs-framework``: mount a temporary filesystem on ``/run`` and move
913 it to the root filesystem directory before calling ``switch_root``.
914
915 - ``python3``: Pass ``PLATFORM_TRIPLET`` explicitly when cross compiling to
916 make the build deterministic instead of letting Python detect the platform
917 triplet (``${HOST_ARCH}-${HOST_OS}``).
918
919 - ``pulseaudio``: Add the ``audio`` group explicitly if
920 ``pulseaudio-server`` is used.
921
922 - ``oe/license_finder``: Add ``find_licenses_up`` function to find licenses
923 upwards until reaching a predefined top directory (as an argument).
924
925 - ``mesa``:
926
927 - Build Mesa's Asahi tools when ``asahi`` is part of the recipe's
928 :term:`PACKAGECONFIG` variable.
929
930 - The ``mesa`` recipe now declares two new :term:`PROVIDES` for Vulkan
931 and OpenCL ICD. These virtual provider are respectively named
932 ``virtual-opencl-icd`` and ``virtual-vulkan-icd``.
933
934 - ``mesa-demos``: split info tools to a separate package ``mesa-demos-info``.
935
936 - ``vte``: skip :ref:`ref-classes-gobject-introspection` with Clang on Arm,
937 as it caused build failures.
938
939 - ``shadow``: Increase the maximum group name length from 24 to 32 (default
940 value provided by upstream recipe, was previously hardcoded to 24).
941
942 - ``udev-extraconf``: Speed up the ``mount.sh`` script by passing the block
943 device of interest to ``blkid`` when getting partition label names.
944
945 - ``piglit``: enable OpenCL support if ``opencl`` is part of the
946 :term:`DISTRO` features.
947
654Known Issues in |yocto-ver| 948Known Issues in |yocto-ver|
655~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 949~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
656 950