From 0374617920e3d278e68c71826fec1f590921e31b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Marusich Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:38:05 -0700 Subject: news: Add entry announcing powerpc64le-linux support. * etc/news.scm: Add entry. --- etc/news.scm | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm index deedc69f6e..e735473f7c 100644 --- a/etc/news.scm +++ b/etc/news.scm @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Maxim Cournoyer ;; Copyright © 2021 Leo Famulari ;; Copyright © 2021 Zhu Zihao +;; Copyright © 2021 Chris Marusich ;; ;; Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are ;; permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and @@ -20,6 +21,21 @@ (channel-news (version 0) + (entry (commit "e52ec6c64a17a99ae4bb6ff02309067499915b06") + (title + (en "New supported platform: powerpc64le-linux")) + (body + (en "A new platform, powerpc64le-linux, has been added for +little-endian 64-bit Power ISA processors using the Linux-Libre kernel. This +includes POWER9 systems such as the +@uref{https://www.fsf.org/news/talos-ii-mainboard-and-talos-ii-lite-mainboard-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom, +RYF Talos II mainboard}. This platform is available as a \"technology +preview\": although it is supported, substitutes are not yet available from +the build farm, and some packages may fail to build. In addition, Guix System +is not yet available on this platform. That said, the Guix community is +actively working on improving this support, and now is a great time to try it +and get involved!"))) + (entry (commit "9ade2b720af91acecf76278b4d9b99ace406781e") (title (en "Update on previous @command{guix-daemon} local privilege escalation") -- cgit v1.2.3