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== Current status == | == Current status == | ||
* Targeted release: [[Releases/ | * Targeted release: [[Releases/24 | Fedora 24 ]] | ||
* Last updated: 2015- | * Last updated: 2015-08-21 | ||
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== Detailed Description == | == Detailed Description == | ||
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The GNU C Library version 2.23 will be released at the end of February 2016; we have started closely tracking the glibc 2.23 development code in Fedora Rawhide and are addressing any issues as they arise. Given the present schedule Fedora | The GNU C Library version 2.23 will be released at the end of February 2016; we have started closely tracking the glibc 2.23 development code in Fedora Rawhide and are addressing any issues as they arise. Given the present schedule Fedora 24 will branch before GLIBC 2.23. Fedora 24 will be rebased on the stable GLIBC 2.23 release. | ||
== Benefit to Fedora == | == Benefit to Fedora == | ||
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* Other developers: Aside from Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>, | * Other developers: Aside from Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>, Torvald Riegel <triegel@redhat.com>, Martin Sebor <msebor@redhat.com>, and Patsy Franklin <pfrankli@redhat.com>, no other developers are required. These developers need to ensure that rawhide is stable and ready for the Fedora 24 branch. Given that glibc is backwards compatible and we have been testing the new glibc in rawhide it should make very little impact when updated.<!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES --> | ||
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== Upgrade/compatibility impact == | == Upgrade/compatibility impact == | ||
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The library is backwards compatible with the version of glibc that was shipped in Fedora | The library is backwards compatible with the version of glibc that was shipped in Fedora 23. | ||
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All packages do not need to be rebuilt. | All packages do not need to be rebuilt. | ||
The librtkaio removal (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/ | The librtkaio removal (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/GLIBC223_librtkaio_removal) proposal will depend on the glibc 2.23 update. | ||
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The GNU C Library version 2.23 will be released at the end of February 2016. The current NEWS notes can be seen here as they are added: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=NEWS;hb=HEAD | The GNU C Library version 2.23 will be released at the end of February 2016. The current NEWS notes can be seen here as they are added: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=NEWS;hb=HEAD | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 15 February 2016
The GNU C Library version 2.23
Summary
Switch glibc in Fedora 24 to glibc version 2.23.
Owner
- Name: Carlos O'Donell
- Email: carlos@redhat.com
- Release notes owner:
Current status
Detailed Description
The GNU C Library version 2.23 will be released at the end of February 2016; we have started closely tracking the glibc 2.23 development code in Fedora Rawhide and are addressing any issues as they arise. Given the present schedule Fedora 24 will branch before GLIBC 2.23. Fedora 24 will be rebased on the stable GLIBC 2.23 release.
Benefit to Fedora
Stays up to date with latests security and bug fixes from glibc.
Scope
- Proposal owners: Update glibc to 2.23 from tested upstream release.
- Other developers: Aside from Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>, Torvald Riegel <triegel@redhat.com>, Martin Sebor <msebor@redhat.com>, and Patsy Franklin <pfrankli@redhat.com>, no other developers are required. These developers need to ensure that rawhide is stable and ready for the Fedora 24 branch. Given that glibc is backwards compatible and we have been testing the new glibc in rawhide it should make very little impact when updated.
- Release engineering: In general coordination with release engineering is not required. A mass rebuild is not required.
- Policies and guidelines: The policies and guidelines do not need to be updated.
Upgrade/compatibility impact
The library is backwards compatible with the version of glibc that was shipped in Fedora 23.
No packaging changes required, see: https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Release/2.23#Packaging_Changes
How To Test
The GNU C Library has its own testsuite, which is run during the package build and examined by the glibc developers before being uploaded. This test suite has 1000+ tests that run to verify the correct operation of the library. In the future we'll also be running the microbenchmark to look for performance regressions as well as behavioural ones.
User Experience
Users will see improved performance, many bugfixes and improvements to POSIX compliance, additional locales, etc. The glibc 2.23 NEWS update will include more details.
Dependencies
All packages do not need to be rebuilt.
The librtkaio removal (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/GLIBC223_librtkaio_removal) proposal will depend on the glibc 2.23 update.
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: Given that Rawhide has started tracking GLIBC 2.23, no show-stopper problems are expected. In the unlikely event a major problem were discovered, we could fall back to the older glibc 2.22 and release with that.
- Contingency deadline: Beta freeze.
- Blocks release? Upgrading glibc does block the release. We should not ship without a newer glibc, there will be gcc and language features that depend on glibc being upraded. Thus without the upgrade some features will be disabled or fall back to less optimal implementations.
Documentation
The glibc manual contains the documentation for the release and doesn't need any more additional work.
Release Notes
The GNU C Library version 2.23 will be released at the end of February 2016. The current NEWS notes can be seen here as they are added: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=NEWS;hb=HEAD