Golang 1.12
Summary
Rebase of Golang package to upcoming version 1.12 in Fedora 30, including rebuild of all dependent packages(pre-release version of Go will be used for rebuild, if released version will not be available at the time of the mass rebuild).
Owner
- Name: Jakub Čajka
- Email: jcajka@redhat.com
- Release notes ticket:
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 30
- Last updated: 2019-01-03
- Tracker bug: []
- Release Notes tracking: []
Detailed Description
Rebase of Golang package to upcoming version 1.12 in Fedora 30. Golang 1.12 is schedule to be released in Aug. Due to current nature of Go packages, rebuild of dependent package will be required to pick up the changes.
Benefit to Fedora
Staying closely behind upstream by providing latest release of golang, which includes performance improvements and improvements in support for currently supported platforms(support for new instructions) among other bug fixes and new features. For complete list of changes see upstream change notes at https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.12 . In result Fedora will be providing solid development platform for Go language.
Scope
- Proposal owners: Rebase golang package in f30, help with resolving possible issues found during package rebuilds.
- Other developers: fix possible issues with help from golang maintainers
- Release engineering: Rebuild of dependent packages in side tag. RelEng tracking issue TBD
- List of deliverables: N/A
- Policies and guidelines: N/A
- Trademark approval: N/A
Upgrade/compatibility impact
None
How To Test
- 0.
- a)Install golang 1.12 from rawhide and use it to build your application(s)/package(s).
- b)Scratch build against rawhide.
- 1.
- Your application/package built using golang 1.12 should work as expected.
User Experience
None
Dependencies
dnf repoquery -q --releasever=rawhide --disablerepo='*' --qf='%{name}' --enablerepo=fedora-source --enablerepo=updates-source --enablerepo=updates-testing-source --archlist=src --whatrequires 'golang'
dnf repoquery -q --releasever=rawhide --disablerepo='*' --qf='%{name}' --enablerepo=fedora-source --enablerepo=updates-source --enablerepo=updates-testing-source --archlist=src --whatrequires 'compiler(go-compiler)'
dnf repoquery -q --releasever=rawhide --disablerepo='*' --qf='%{name}' --enablerepo=fedora-source --enablerepo=updates-source --enablerepo=updates-testing-source --archlist=src --whatrequires 'compiler(golang)'
TBD
Not all of listed require re-build as they might not ship binaries.
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism:Reverting to golang version 1.11.X if significatnt issues are discovered.
- Contingency deadline: Beta Freeze(?)
- Blocks release? No
- Blocks product? No
Documentation
https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.12
Release Notes
- Release Notes tracking: []