-2018.02-rc1, To be released
+2018.02, Released March 4th, 2018
+
+ Fixes all over the tree.
+
+ Issues with systemd with a readonly rootfs and DBus fixed.
+
+ Instructure:
+ - check-uniq-files: fix Python 2.6 compatibility.
+ - dependencies.sh: check for external argparse module for
+ Python 2.6.
+ - Add infrastructure to detect and use a UTF-8 locale on the
+ host, needed by systemd.
+
+ Update/fixed packages: clamav, dash, dhcp, dovecot, efl,
+ ffmpeg, libv4l, mono, mosquitto, php, postgresql, qt,
+ scanpypi, sdl2, systemd, tor, tvheadend, uboot, wavpack
+
+ Issues resolved (http://bugs.uclibc.org):
+
+ #10831: qemu_x86_64_defconfig build fails on linux-headers..
+
+2018.02-rc3, Released February 27th, 2018
+
+ Fixes all over the tree.
+
+ check-bin-arch: skip /lib/modules to allow 32-bit userland
+ with 64bit kernel.
+
+ dependencies: Blacklist tar 1.30+ and build our own host-tar
+ if needed as tar 1.30+ changed the --numeric-owner output for
+ long path names. Build host-tar before other host-dependencies
+ as they need it to extract their source tarballs.
+
+ Update/fixed packages: asterisk, azmq, bluez5_utils, domoticz,
+ e2fsprogs, erlang, exim, glibc, gpsd, jq, libglib2, libvorbis,
+ mariadb, mbedtls, mesa3d, mesa3d-headers, mpv, patch, pcre2,
+ php, qt5, qt5multimedia, qt5wayland, qt5webengine, qt5webkit,
+ systemd, quagga, rustc, uboot, wireguard, zic, zlib-ng
+
+ Issues resolved (http://bugs.uclibc.org):
+
+ #10726: Current libglib2.mk creates broken libglib2 binary...
+ #10786: Linux fails to build unless make linux-menuconfig...
+ #10796: Cannot generate cpio image without selecting CON...
+
+2018.02-rc2, Released February 15th, 2018
+
+ Fixes all over the tree.
+
+ Dependencies: Ensure C++ support is available like for C
+ support for packages needing 32bit host support.
+
+ utils/genrandconfig: Check host dependencies for config.
+
+ Updated/fixed packages: busybox, dnsmasq, dropbear, ffmpeg,
+ glibc, keepalived, libcpprestsdk, libgpiod, libmaxminddb,
+ librsvg, libtasn1, libv4l, libxml2, lightning, ltp-testsuite,
+ mesa3d, mesa3d-demos, mesa3d-headers, nftables, open-lldp,
+ php, postgresql, python-crossbar, qt5, qt53d, qt5enginio,
+ qt5tools, qt5webengine, qt5webkit, rsync, rust-bin, rustc,
+ systemd
+
+ Issues resolved (http://bugs.uclibc.org):
+
+ #9781: ti-sgx-km build on kernel >4.1
+ #10141: Squashfs extended attribute failures
+
+2018.02-rc1, Released February 5th, 2018
The global source-check and per-package <pkg>-source-check
targets have been removed.
+ Architecture: Add x86 Silvermont variant. Add several new ARM
+ variants, rework MIPS NaN logic. Support mainline binutils/gcc
+ for ARC.
+
+ Toolchains: Linaro toolchains upgraded to 2017.11 release, ARC
+ external toolchains upgraded to arc-2017.09. Libatomic is now
+ also copied for external musl based toolchains.
+ Add binutils 2.30.x and switch to binutils 2.29.x by default.
+
+ Added hardening options to build with RELRO and FORTITY.
+
+ New defconfigs: Bananapi M64, FriendlyARM Nanopi A64 & NEO2,
+ imx6slevk, imx6sx-sdb, imx6ulevk, Olimex A64-OLinuXino,
+ Orangepi lite / pc plus / pc / prime / win / win plus / zero
+ plus2, Pine64, Solidrun MacchiatoBin. Sopine.
+
+ Add utils/diffconfig, a simple utility for comparing
+ configuration files - Adapted from the version in the
+ Linux kernel.
+
+ Infrastructure: Check that the same file is not touched by
+ multiple packages, as a preparation for toplevel parallel
+ builds.
+
+ Hashes for the license files for a large number of packages
+ have been added, ensuring that license changes will not be
+ missed when packages are bumped.
+
+ Fix build issue for autotools based packages checking for C++
+ support on toolchains without C++ support and on a distro
+ lacking /lib/cpp (E.G. Arch Linux).
+
+ Support for the meson build system.
+
+ Pie charts generated by 'graph-build' or 'graph-size' are now
+ sorted according to the size of each piece.
+
+ System: Only show getty options when busybox init or sysvinit
+ are used.
+
+ ARM-trusted-firmware: Support ATF bundled in U-Boot as
+ well as U-Boot bundled in ATF.
+
+ Zlib is now a virtual package, provided by either libzlib or
+ zlib-ng, similar to openssl.
+
+ Support for the Rust programming language.
+
+ New packages: aoetools, armbian-firmware, binaries-marvell,
+ brltty, cargo, cargo-bin, cups-filters, curlpp, daq,
+ flatbuffers, gconf, glorytun, gstreamer1-mm, imx-m4fwloader,
+ imx-gpu-g2d, json-for-modern-cpp, libcpprestsdk, libgta,
+ libostree, libupnp18, luadbi, luadbi-sqlite3, lua-utf8, lynx,
+ meson, mv-ddr-marvell, nilfs-utils, opentracing-cpp,
+ open-lldp, pimd, proj, python-flask-cors,
+ python-jaraco-classes, python-more-itertools, python-oauthlib,
+ python-raven, python-remi, python-requests-oauthlib,
+ python-schedule, python-secretstorage, python-see,
+ python-tabledata, python-txtorcon, python-xlib, qt5charts,
+ rtl8189fs, rtl8723bu, rust, rustc, rust-bin, rygel, safeclib,
+ solatus, tcf-agent, traceroute, waylandpp, wolfssl,
+ zisofs-tools, zlib-ng
+
+ Removed packages: eeprog
+
2017.11.2, Released January 21st, 2018
Important / security related fixes.