documentation/migration-guides/migration-2.7.rst

7 .. _migration-2.7-bitbake-changes:
10 ---------------
14 -  BitBake now checks anonymous Python functions and pure Python
18 -  Bitbake now checks
22 .. _migration-2.7-eclipse-support-dropped:
25 -----------------------
31 .. _migration-2.7-qemu-native-splits-system-and-user-mode-parts:
33 ``qemu-native`` Splits the System and User-Mode Parts
34 -----------------------------------------------------
36 The system and user-mode parts of ``qemu-native`` are now split.
37 ``qemu-native`` provides the user-mode components and
38 ``qemu-system-native`` provides the system components. If you have
40 time, they should now depend upon ``qemu-system-native`` instead of
41 ``qemu-native``.
43 .. _migration-2.7-upstream-tracking.inc-removed:
45 The ``upstream-tracking.inc`` File Has Been Removed
46 ---------------------------------------------------
48 The previously deprecated ``upstream-tracking.inc`` file is now removed.
52 Remove any references you have to the ``upstream-tracking.inc`` file in
55 .. _migration-2.7-distro-features-libc-removed:
58 ------------------------------------------------------
62 making the ``libc-*`` features set no longer effective.
67 .. _migration-2.7-license-values:
70 -------------------------
75 - *socat*: Corrected :term:`LICENSE` to be "GPLv2" rather than "GPLv2+".
76 - *libgfortran*: Set license to "GPL-3.0-with-GCC-exception".
77 - *elfutils*: Removed "Elfutils-Exception" and set to "GPLv2" for shared libraries
79 .. _migration-2.7-packaging-changes:
82 -----------------
86 -  ``bind``: The ``nsupdate`` binary has been moved to the
87    ``bind-utils`` package.
89 -  Debug split: The default debug split has been changed to create
90    separate source packages (i.e. ``package_name-dbg`` and
91    ``package_name-src``). If you are currently using ``dbg-pkgs`` in
94    ``src-pkgs`` to :term:`IMAGE_FEATURES`. Source packages remain in the
97    does not include ``src-pkgs``.
99 -  Mount all using ``util-linux``: ``/etc/default/mountall`` has moved
100    into the -mount sub-package.
102 -  Splitting binaries using ``util-linux``: ``util-linux`` now splits
103    each binary into its own package for fine-grained control. The main
104    ``util-linux`` package pulls in the individual binary packages using
110 -  ``netbase/base-files``: ``/etc/hosts`` has moved from ``netbase`` to
111    ``base-files``.
113 -  ``tzdata``: The main package has been converted to an empty meta
116 -  ``lrzsz``: This package has been removed from
117    ``packagegroup-self-hosted`` and
118    ``packagegroup-core-tools-testapps``. The X/Y/ZModem support is less
123 .. _migration-2.7-removed-recipes:
126 ---------------
130 - *gcc*: Drop version 7.3 recipes. Version 8.3 now remains.
131 - *linux-yocto*: Drop versions 4.14 and 4.18 recipes. Versions 4.19 and 5.0 remain.
132 - *go*: Drop version 1.9 recipes. Versions 1.11 and 1.12 remain.
133 - *xvideo-tests*: Became obsolete.
134 - *libart-lgpl*: Became obsolete.
135 - *gtk-icon-utils-native*: These tools are now provided by gtk+3-native
136 - *gcc-cross-initial*: No longer needed. gcc-cross/gcc-crosssdk is now used instead.
137 - *gcc-crosssdk-initial*: No longer needed. gcc-cross/gcc-crosssdk is now used instead.
138 - *glibc-initial*: Removed because the benefits of having it for site_config are currently outweigh…
140 .. _migration-2.7-removed-classes:
143 ---------------
147 - *distutils-tools*: This class was never used.
148 - *bugzilla.bbclass*: Became obsolete.
149 - *distrodata*: This functionally has been replaced by a more modern tinfoil-based implementation.
151 .. _migration-2.7-miscellaneous-changes:
154 ---------------------
158 -  The ``distro`` subdirectory of the Poky repository has been removed
159    from the top-level ``scripts`` directory.
161 -  Perl now builds for the target using
162    `perl-cross <https://arsv.github.io/perl-cross/>`_ for better
167 -  ``arm-tunes``: Removed the "-march" option if mcpu is already added.
169 -  ``update-alternatives``: Convert file renames to
172 -  ``base/pixbufcache``: Obsolete ``sstatecompletions`` code has been
175 -  :ref:`native <ref-classes-native>` class:
178 -  ``inetutils``: This recipe has rsh disabled.