| .. _Supported-build-platforms: |
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| Supported build platforms |
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| 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 https://repology.org is a useful resource to identify |
| currently shipped versions of software in various operating systems, |
| though it does not cover all distros listed below. |
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| Linux OS |
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| For distributions with frequent, short-lifetime releases, the project |
| will aim to support all versions that are not end of life by their |
| respective vendors. For the purposes of identifying supported software |
| versions, the project will look at Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE distros. |
| Other short- lifetime distros will be assumed to ship similar software |
| versions. |
| |
| For distributions with long-lifetime releases, the project will aim 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 it reaches "end of life". For the purposes |
| of identifying supported software versions, the project will look at |
| RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu LTS, and SLES distros. Other long-lifetime distros |
| will be assumed to ship similar software versions. |
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| Windows |
| ------- |
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| The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW |
| toolchain, hosted on Linux. |
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| macOS |
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| The project supports building with the two most recent versions of |
| macOS, with the current homebrew package set available. |
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| FreeBSD |
| ------- |
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| The project aims to support the all the versions which are not end of |
| life. |
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| NetBSD |
| ------ |
| |
| 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. |
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| OpenBSD |
| ------- |
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| The project aims to support the all the versions which are not end of |
| life. |
