retitle 1105206 transition: libcpuid tags 1105206 forky user release.debian....@packages.debian.org usertags 1105206 transition thanks
On 2025-05-13 12:19:49 +0100, Barak A. Pearlmutter wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > > Dear Release Managers, > > Version 0.8.0 of libcpuid supports arm/arm64 and I've uploaded a > version that includes those architectures, first to experimental to > check that it all went okay, then to unstable. I've also built cpu-x > 5.3.1, which requires the libcpuid 0.8.0+, and which supports > arm/arm64. Again, first to experimental for some sanity checks, then > to unstable. The upstream documentaton suggests that arm support requires a DKMS-based out-of-tree kernel module that is not packaged. So it seems that this would require more work. In any case, it is too late for trixie for a new transition. Let's do this after the release. Cheers > > Although libcpuid is a shared library, it's pretty much a leaf > package: the only things that use it are cpu-x and nix-bin. And > although there was an so bump from 17 to 18, this was actually due to > an extremely minor API change: two structs were lengthened for > additional CPU information. > > Aside from supporting ARM/ARM64, the new versions recognize some more > recent Intel and AMD CPU models. > > So, I'm requesting that libcpuid and cpu-x be unblocked, because > basically the new versions broaden support to include extra > architectures, both a new family and new micro-architectures. > > Cheers, > > --Barak. > -- Sebastian Ramacher
