From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AFFD2158086 for ; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:50:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 93DB7E07F9; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:50:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (woodpecker.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 991EAE07EE for ; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:50:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oystercatcher.gentoo.org (unknown [IPv6:2a01:4f8:202:4333:225:90ff:fed9:fc84]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 358AF342C43 for ; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:50:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by oystercatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 789551D6 for ; Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:50:05 +0000 (UTC) From: "Georgy Yakovlev" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Georgy Yakovlev" Message-ID: <1637297255.15f1f5420b4785ed1b48e2871f2cbedabf5ac359.gyakovlev@gentoo> Subject: [gentoo-commits] repo/gentoo:master commit in: profiles/features/uclibc/ X-VCS-Repository: repo/gentoo X-VCS-Files: profiles/features/uclibc/deprecated X-VCS-Directories: profiles/features/uclibc/ X-VCS-Committer: gyakovlev X-VCS-Committer-Name: Georgy Yakovlev X-VCS-Revision: 15f1f5420b4785ed1b48e2871f2cbedabf5ac359 X-VCS-Branch: master Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:50:05 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply X-Archives-Salt: c5c5f5c1-9d0d-4b0e-add7-8a60d556828c X-Archives-Hash: 2474011c1c545b8982084bbef9272c4e commit: 15f1f5420b4785ed1b48e2871f2cbedabf5ac359 Author: Georgy Yakovlev gentoo org> AuthorDate: Fri Nov 19 04:47:35 2021 +0000 Commit: Georgy Yakovlev gentoo org> CommitDate: Fri Nov 19 04:47:35 2021 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=15f1f542 profiles/features/uclibc: deprecate Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/820905 Signed-off-by: Georgy Yakovlev gentoo.org> profiles/features/uclibc/deprecated | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/profiles/features/uclibc/deprecated b/profiles/features/uclibc/deprecated new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a03e880d5f33 --- /dev/null +++ b/profiles/features/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