The Linaro Toolchain Working Group is pleased to announce the release
of both Linaro GCC 4.4 and Linaro GCC 4.5.
Linaro GCC 4.4 is the third release in the 4.4 series. Based off the
latest GCC 4.4.4, it pulls in the pre-4.4.5 changes made by the FSF
over the last six months.
Linaro GCC 4.5 is the second release in the 4.5 series. Based off the
latest GCC 4.5.1, it finishes the merge of many ARM-focused
performance improvements and bug fixes.
Interesting changes include:
* Improved performance on the Cortex-A9
* Backports of a range of performance improvements from mainline
* New inline versions of the GCC builtin sync primitives
Downloads are available from the Linaro GCC page on Launchpad:
https://launchpad.net/gcc-linaro
Also available is an early release of optimised string routines for
the Cortex-A series, including a mix of NEON and Thumb-2 versions of
memcpy(), memset(), strcpy(), strcmp(), and strlen(). For more
information see:
https://launchpad.net/cortex-strings
Pre-build packages are available in the Linaro Toolchain PPA at:
https://launchpad.net/~linaro-toolchain-dev/+archive/ppa
-- Michael
Hi,
Another month, another release. Today sees the launch of the Linaro
Beta image which will in-turn become the final release in November.
The team have been working super-hard to ensure bugs are at a
minimum whist bring in new exciting functionality.
Highlights of this release include:
* Support for the ARM Versatile Express platform which supplements
the existing OMAP image.
* Support is now available for OMAP Beagle Board C3/C4, OMAP
Beagle Board XM, ARM Versatile Express, and with some
modifications OMAP Panda Board, IGEPv2, Freescale iMX51.
* Three new experimental seeds are available which enable the
headless image to be supplemented by a particular install
flavor:
o linaro-netbook-efl - Netbook user interface using the EFL based
netbook-launcher
o linaro-alip - A reduced size installation, see
http://linux.onarm.com/index.php/Main_Page for more details on
ALIP
o linaro-handset-plasma - A KDE/Plasma based user interface.
* 35 upgraded packages since alpha-3.
* Includes the 2.6.35 final kernel.
* Tested using the new QA Tracking infrastructure located at
http://qatracker.linaro.org/
More information on this development release as well as download and
installation instructions can be found at:
http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011/Beta
More information on Linaro in general and the 10.11 plans can be found
at:
* Homepage: http://www.linaro.org
* Wiki: http://wiki.linaro.org
* 10.11: http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011
Also subscribe to the important Linaro mailing lists and join our IRC
channels to stay on top of Linaro developments:
* Announcements: http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-announce
* Development: http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-dev
* IRC: #linaro on irc.freenode.net
For any errata issues please see:
http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011/Beta#Issues
Bug reports for this release should be filed in Launchpad against the
individual packages that are affected, if a suitable package cannot be
identified, feel free to assign them to:
http://www.launchpad.net/linaro
Regards,
Jamie.
--
Linaro Release Manager
Hi,
According to the schedule [1], the Beta release [2] is due in two days. The release team have selected
a beta candidate and would like your helping in testing the images to ensure that they are of Beta
quality. If you have the hardware available, currently OMAP Beagleboard and ARM Versatile Express
(ca9x4_ct_vxp) then you could help. The steps involved in testing are:
1) Download the correct image for your board, OMAP [3] or Versatile Express [4].
2) Install the image on your device (instructions can be found on the Beta release page [2]).
3) Log in or create an account at http://qatracker.linaro.org.
4) Test according to the test cases for your board by following the instructions on qatracker.
5) Submit your results to qatracker, file bugs, come joins us on the irc channel [5] to ask questions.
Hopefully with your help, we can make the Beta release rock.
Regards,
Jamie.
--
Linaro Release Manager
[1] http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011#Linaro10.11Schedule
[2] http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011/Beta
[3] OMAP - http://snapshots.linaro.org/10.11-daily/linaro-headless/20100831/1/images/t…
[4] Versatile Express - http://snapshots.linaro.org/10.11-daily/linaro-headless-vexpress/20100831/2…
[5] #linaro on irc.freenode.net
Hi,
Beta Freeze [1] is now in effect. All uploads to the main archive must be approved by a member of the
release team so if changes are needed, please get them in as soon as possible. Uploads to other
archives do not need to be acknowledged by the release team and can continue to be pushed, with
an eye to quality and bug fixing, as normal. Once the Beta milestone [2] has been reached Feature
Freeze [3] comes back into effect.
We are now less than one week away from Beta Release. Please take the time between now and
then to test the images as much as possible to ensure that this release is as polished and stable as
possible. A Beta release candidate image will be selected soon following the documented steps [4]
and the release will be made next Thursday.
Regards,
Jamie.
--
Linaro Release Manager
[1] http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/BetaFreeze
[2] http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/BetaRelease
[3] http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/FeatureFreeze
[4] http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/MakeARelease
I'm happy to announce the August releases of both Linaro GCC 4.4 and
Linaro GCC 4.5.
Linaro GCC 4.4 is the second release in the 4.4 series and fixes many
of the issues found during building Ubuntu over the last few months.
Linaro GCC 4.5 is the first release in the 4.5 series. Based off the
latest GCC 4.5.1, it includes many ARM-focused performance
improvements and bug fixes.
For more information or to download the release, please the Launchpad
Linaro GCC page at:
https://launchpad.net/gcc-linaro
-- Michael
Hi,
According to the schedule [1] the Linaro Feature Freeze will be in effect from 2010-08-12, i.e. Thursday. This signals our transition from adding new features to bug fixing and improving what is already there. Exceptions to this process will have to be approved by the release management team [2] using the Feature Freeze exception process [3]. After this date your new features are not guaranteed to be in the next release so please try to get your enhancements in as soon as possible. For an explanation of the Feature Freeze process please see the wiki [4].
Regards,
Jamie.
--
Linaro Release Manager
[1] https://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011#Linaro10.11Schedule
[2] https://edge.launchpad.net/~linaro-release
[3] https://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/FreezeExceptionProcess
[4] https://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/FeatureFreeze
Hi,
Well, it's that time again, please all welcome Linaro Alpha 3 into the
world. This will be the final release before the beta version arrives
at the end of August and signals Linaro's continued maturity towards
the final November image.
Highlights of this release include:
* A small Linaro headless image with basic OMAP3 beagle board support
(reported working on other architectures with minimal changes).
* A new software archive rebuild with GCC 4.4.4, CodeSourcery
enhancements and ARM-related improvements.
* Support for opengl ES development through MESA.
* GPS support via gypsy and geoclue.
* Netbook user interface capabilities with the latest EFL software
stack.
More Information on this development release as well as download and
installation instructions can be found at:
http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011/Alpha3
More information on Linaro in general and the 10.11 plans can be found
at:
* Homepage: http://www.linaro.org
* Wiki: http://wiki.linaro.org
* 10.11: http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011
Also subscribe to the important Linaro mailing lists and join our IRC
channels to stay on top of Linaro developments:
* Announcements: http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-announce
* Development: http://lists.linaro.org/mailman/listinfo/linaro-dev
* IRC: #linaro on irc.freenode.net
For any errata issues please see:
http://wiki.linaro.org/Releases/1011/Alpha3#Issues
Bug reports for this release should be filed in Launchpad against the
individual packages that are affected, if a suitable package cannot be
identified, please feel free to assign them to:
http://www.launchpad.net/linaro
Regards,
Jamie.
--
Linaro Release Manager
