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diff --git a/docs/system/build-platforms.rst b/docs/system/build-platforms.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 6923236..0000000 --- a/docs/system/build-platforms.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -.. _Supported-build-platforms: - -Supported build platforms -========================= - -QEMU aims to support building and executing on multiple host OS -platforms. This appendix outlines which platforms are the major build -targets. These platforms are used as the basis for deciding upon the -minimum required versions of 3rd party software QEMU depends on. The -supported platforms are the targets for automated testing performed by -the project when patches are submitted for review, and tested before and -after merge. - -If a platform is not listed here, it does not imply that QEMU won't -work. If an unlisted platform has comparable software versions to a -listed platform, there is every expectation that it will work. Bug -reports are welcome for problems encountered on unlisted platforms -unless they are clearly older vintage than what is described here. - -Note that when considering software versions shipped in distros as -support targets, QEMU considers only the version number, and assumes the -features in that distro match the upstream release with the same -version. In other words, if a distro backports extra features to the -software in their distro, QEMU upstream code will not add explicit -support for those backports, unless the feature is auto-detectable in a -manner that works for the upstream releases too. - -The `Repology`_ site is a useful resource to identify -currently shipped versions of software in various operating systems, -though it does not cover all distros listed below. - -Linux OS, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD ------------------------------------------ - -The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. Support -for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major -version is released or when the vendor itself drops support, whichever comes -first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a distro -are not considered, even when they are endorsed by the vendor (eg. Debian LTS). - -For the purposes of identifying supported software versions available on Linux, -the project will look at CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL, SLES and -Ubuntu LTS. Other distros will be assumed to ship similar software versions. - -For FreeBSD and OpenBSD, decisions will be made based on the contents of the -respective ports repository, while NetBSD will use the pkgsrc repository. - -For macOS, `HomeBrew`_ will be used, although `MacPorts`_ is expected to carry -similar versions. - -Windows -------- - -The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW toolchain, -hosted on Linux (Debian/Fedora). - -The version of the Windows API that's currently targeted is Vista / Server -2008. - -.. _HomeBrew: https://brew.sh/ -.. _MacPorts: https://www.macports.org/ -.. _Repology: https://repology.org/ |