February 2018 - Dev - Clearlinux.Org

by Sven Hartrumpf

Hi all. Does Clear Linux support running binaries for the x32 ABI? If I look at the following line # CONFIG_X86_X32 is not set in https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux-lts/blob/master/config , it seems to be disabled. For many applications, x32 clearly outperforms i386 and x86-64, e.g. (for functional programming): https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/chicken-users/2015-09/msg00000.html https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/bigloo/2016-12/msg00015.html In the long run, also compiling x32 binaries could be an important performance option for Clear Linux. Ciao Sven

10 months, 2 weeks

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Mixer update

by Marcu, Tudor

To all using mixer-tools, Please note the major version change on mixer-tools. This major release introduces some breaking changes to the CLI which are incompatible with the previous calling convention, so any scripts calling mixer should be updated. Functionality remains the same as before for the time being, but the CLI commands have been slightly modified. See commit message below: "Release v4.0.0 This release introduces a major version update with several new features and package additions. The original C swupd-server https://github.com/clearlinux/swupd-server and bundle-chroot-builder https://github.com/clearlinux/bundle-chroot-builder are now integrated into mixer itself under the swupd/ and builder/ packages, and used as libraries instead of standalone binaries. The rewrite closely ties the swupd-server and chroot-builder functionality directly into mixer, while providing the benefits of the Go language. The new functionality lives side by side with the original implementation for the time being, until further testing is completed to guarantee consistent, stable behaviour. However, the new features may (and should) be used by providing --new-swupd and --new-chroots with the appropriate mixer subcommands. They will become the default as the old standalone build programs are deprecated. The second major update is a new CLI written using the Cobra framework. Existing commands are only subtly different: old new ---- ---- mixer build-chroots mixer build chroots mixer build-update mixer build update mixer init-mix mixer init -flags --flags In short, the command hierarchy is changed such that things like 'build' are top level commands, and the things they build are exposed under them, rather than making many hyphenated commands. Flags are implemented as regular short and long options, where long options use two hyphens instead of one. New commands have been added to make bundle lifecycle management easier, and to ensure bundles are manipulated correctly without manually copying things in specific folders. See all new commands by typing "mixer" *enter*. Miscellaneous fixes to things such as init creating the builder.conf and doing more upfront work for the user have also been implemented. The goal of these updates is to streamline the operation of mixer and improve usability. Many tests were added for the code base; unit tests for the new swupd and chroot libraries, BAT tests to cover the interface and functionality of the Mixer itself, and extensive linting were added to catch regressions and enforce cleaner code."

1 year, 8 months

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[PATCH clr-bundles] Add qt-basic to the autodevbundle list

by William Douglas

To enable getting development headers for the qt-basic packages add a qt-basic-dev bundle. --- auto.devbundles | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/auto.devbundles b/auto.devbundles index 02d9569..1f086f6 100644 --- a/auto.devbundles +++ b/auto.devbundles @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ os-core-update os-utils-gui perl-basic python-basic +qt-basic storage-utils sysadmin-basic user-basic -- 2.16.2

1 year, 8 months

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[PATCH clr-bundles] python-extras: add python-zeep package

by Simental Magana, Marcos

Python zeep is a modern/fast python SOAP client based on lxml/requests[1]. [1]-http://docs.python-zeep.org/en/master/ Signed-off-by: Simental Magana, Marcos <marcos.simental.magana(a)intel.com> --- bundles/python-extras | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/bundles/python-extras b/bundles/python-extras index eb958ab..e89d18f 100644 --- a/bundles/python-extras +++ b/bundles/python-extras @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ python3-lib-avx2 python-dateutil python-tappy python-tcl +pythoh-zeep requests scikit-image scikit-learn -- 2.16.2

1 year, 8 months

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[PATCH clr-bundles] Fix kernel-hyperv-lts TITLE header

by Matthew Johnson

Signed-off-by: Matthew Johnson <matthew.johnson(a)intel.com> --- bundles/kernel-hyperv-lts | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/bundles/kernel-hyperv-lts b/bundles/kernel-hyperv-lts index d1ecaf5..166d9ed 100644 --- a/bundles/kernel-hyperv-lts +++ b/bundles/kernel-hyperv-lts @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# [TITLE]: kernel-hyperv +# [TITLE]: kernel-hyperv-lts # [DESCRIPTION]: Run the hyperv specific LTS kernel # [STATUS]: Active # [CAPABILITIES]: -- 2.16.2

1 year, 8 months

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Java9 now in Clear Linux

by Jimenez Gonzalez, Athenas

Openjdk 9 is now available in “java9-basic” bundle. This release includes interesting features like a read-eval-print-loop (REPL) tool called jShell, a new modularity capabilities that offers an easier way to assemble and maintain the code, new HTTP Client with support for HTTP/2 protocol, etc. “java9-basic” bundle can be easy installed with swupd as follows: # swupd bundle-add java9-basic Please notice that “java9-basic” bundle does NOT replace “java-basic” bundle, on the other hand both of them can be installed in the same system. Openjdk 8 will remain as the default Java installation. The Openjdk 9 commands will be available with a “9” at the end of their names. Eg. java9, javac9, javadoc9. Regards Athenas

1 year, 8 months

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quick update on the legacy Python direction in Clear Linux

by Arjan van de Ven

Hi, as hopefully everyone in the pythonverse knows, the legacy Python 2 series maintenance is ending in about two years, and even before then, more and more of pypi is turning Python 3+ due to the maintenance and functionality cost of keeping legacy compatibility being too high. In Clear Linux, we've been slowly but steadily switching more and more of the OS to be Python 3, by updating the packaging rules and slowly splitting our OS content between python3 and legagcypython subpackages and now the split is even visible on the bundle level (python3-basic versus python2-basic) We have a long road ahead of us in the transition (many small steps) but I want to at least explain where we are marching to as an end game, hopefully not more than 6 months from now. Our end point in 2018 is a setup where the OS is fully and only Python 3, but where we still ship a minimal python 2 setup. At this point we're assuming a minimal setup is * python 2.7 itself * pip * six (for python 3 compatibility) * numpy (this is still under debate but seems to be a foundation for many things) What we'll do when Python 2 fully reaches EOL we have not decided yet; like with any piece of software that is out of maintenance, something is going to need to happen eventually....

1 year, 8 months

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Thoughts on using Clear Linux for a Kubernetes developer bundle?

by Jorge Castro

Hi everyone, I work in the Contributor Experience Special Interest Group (SIG) in Kubernetes. One of the problems we're trying to solve is how to best enable local developers to run Kubernetes on a cheap bare metal box so that they can do development on. I was looking around at the kubernetes bundle in Clear and figured that it would be a great building block for a "Kubernetes Developer Appliance" that people can run on NUCs and other similar machines. As I asked around I found other like-minded people, and eventually ran into Jose Palafox and William Douglas, who has been asking PMs internally at Intel to see if this is a good idea. So we decided to write it down here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vaMLw8sTEuZ2DlPpJsXNdevT7Q0VtfHzn8Tkd... And we would love some input, specifically the user experience section.

1 year, 8 months

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[PATCH clr-bundles] Add stand-alone java runtime environment

by William Douglas

To enable running already build java applications in a smaller footprint, add a jre only bundle. --- bundles/java-runtime | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 bundles/java-runtime diff --git a/bundles/java-runtime b/bundles/java-runtime new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f4de683 --- /dev/null +++ b/bundles/java-runtime @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# [TITLE]: java-basic +# [DESCRIPTION]: Run java language programs +# [STATUS]: Active +# [CAPABILITIES]: +# [MAINTAINER]: Athenas Jimenez <athenas.jimenez.gonzalez(a)intel.com> +include(libX11client) +openjdk -- 2.16.1

1 year, 8 months

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[PATCH clr-bundles] qt-basic: flush out the rest of qt minus webengine

by William Douglas

Add the remaining qt packages aside from webengine and webglplugin to qt-basic. --- bundles/qt-basic | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/bundles/qt-basic b/bundles/qt-basic index 73831e9..bdb2426 100644 --- a/bundles/qt-basic +++ b/bundles/qt-basic @@ -4,26 +4,30 @@ # [CAPABILITIES]: # [MAINTAINER]: William Douglas <william.douglas(a)intel.com> include(python-basic) -qtbase -qtcanvas3d -qtcharts -qtconnectivity -qtdeclarative -qtgraphicaleffects -qtimageformats -qtlocation -qtmultimedia -qtquickcontrols -qtquickcontrols2 -qtscript -qtscxml -qtsensors -qtserialbus -qtserialport -qtsvg -qttools -qttranslations -qtvirtualkeyboard -qtwebchannel -qtwebsockets -qtxmlpatterns +qt3d +qtbase +qtcanvas3d +qtcharts +qtconnectivity +qtconsole +qtdeclarative +qtgraphicaleffects +qtimageformats +qtlocation +qtmultimedia +qtquickcontrols +qtquickcontrols2 +qtremoteobjects +qtscript +qtscxml +qtsensors +qtserialbus +qtserialport +qtsvg +qttools +qttranslations +qtvirtualkeyboard +qtwebchannel +qtwebsockets +qtx11extras +qtxmlpatterns -- 2.16.1

1 year, 8 months

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