openSUSE Release Engineering minutes April 10

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## Attendees
bittin, lkocman, Dimstar, ddemaio, maxlin, bmwiedemann, guillaumeg,
ana, adrian, wengel


## Leap

Leap 15.6 - pending transition of default background to png
https://news.opensuse.org/2024/04/09/common-wallpaper-path/
The reason is to have parity with icon set and background path with
SLES, so we can run apps that utilize
background.

^ This will unblock addition of cockpit to both Leap && Package HUB
(currently blocked on libssh regression from SP4)
https://code.opensuse.org/leap/features/issue/14
Test build in https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:lkocman:bran...

Leap Micro 6.0 - Alpha availabiltiy on get-o-o today/tomorrow
https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap-micro/6.0/
Leap Micro 6.X will not have the Elemental image since SLE Micro's
elemental image (bare-metal-container) has a license exception for a
free use.

Agreement with Daniel Rahn, that we could get Leap Micro 6.X to public
cloud. Lubos will sync up with Alex Osthof whether it would be
possible.

SUSE Open Source policy review - (Date bump)
https://opensource.suse.com/legal/policy
Bigger review revisiting AI section will be later this year.

## openSUSE Tumbleweed (ana)

openSUSE:Factory build fail stats: 76 failed 30 unresolvable (last
week 111 failed, 9 unresolvable)
 https://tinyurl.com/ysy4nnnz

Many unresolvable due to boo#1222514, python-PyQt6 FTBFS with Qt6 6.7.0

Around 870 SR accepted since last week, round 340 SR related to Azure
stack (APIs, SDKs and projects from Microsoft Azure)

Most relevant updates:
        * Linux Kernel Longterm 6.6.25
        * Linux Kernel  6.8.4
        * coreutils 9.5

   * libvirt 10.2.0, fixes CVE-2024-2494

        * Mate 1.28.0
        * Mercurial 6.7.2
        * meson 1.4.0
        * Qt6 6.7.0
        * wine 9.6
        * zstd 1.5.6
        * several branding updates for the new wallpaper using png


Updates waiting, likely being accepted soon :
    * util-linux 2.40 merging lastlog2
    * python-kiwi 10.0.2 (two packages needs an update in their
schemas (fixes submitted already)

kiwi-images-vagrant : https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222242

kiwi-templates-Minimal: https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222243

~80 other Tumbleweed packages need updated XML schema with xsltproc
/path/to/kiwi/helper/xsl_to_v74/update.xsl *.kiwi > output ; it will
drop comments so needs some manual merging ; see also SRs 1166476
1166479 1166485


### longer-lasting topics
* GCC 14: second phase ongoing, use gcc14 as the default compiler
(Staging:Gcc7) Advancing slowly
* RPM 4.19.1.1 + 4.20

* RPM 4.19.1.1 (user/group dependencies),  Packages not included in
rings getting updates, still some more to go. Few remaining packages:
(6) https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=1...

* Preparations for RPM 4.20, %patchN won't be supported anymore, see
https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.op...
(as last week there were 188 spec files left with this issue in
Factory)

* go1.22 as default go version, blocked on i586 with packages which
export CGO_ENABLED=0 and go build -buildmode pie
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/64875  (needs to update ~70
packages) traking at
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1221095
* libxml 2.12.1, on hold, no progress
 * dbus-broker as default dbus session manager, now everything builds,
two openQA checks failing.
* memtest86+  (waiting for update of installation-images,
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1221221 )
* grub2 with support for  BLS  - Boot Loader Specification, blocked by
a kiwi update, open issue
  https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1161323
   https://github.com/OSInside/kiwi/issues/2497



## Richard (Aeon+botmaster)
Not available

## Max

Leap 15.6 - build stats in Backports: 46 failed(was 50), 5 unresolvable(was 5)
* Struggling with the product publishing, Build656.1 has been set
published on Monday but still does not appear on d.o.o (reported
already) - Adrian is looking into it. Seems like we're having both new
and old files in parallel for Leap 15.6 (no other project is
experiencing similar issue).
* Many build fails are caused by abseil-cpp update, bsc#1222261
* Check on repo's solv data, uninstallable packages fix up

## Guillaume - Arm

* Tumbleweed:
    - Rolling
    - Heads-up: RPi firmware and u-boot updated in upcoming snapshot
20240409 (openQA is green)
    - WIP: Continue to fix packages built without PAC/BTI
    - rpmlint: https://rpmlint.opensuse.org/
        * we noticed that rpmlint does not check anymore for packages
built without distro %{optflags}. We should add it back.
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1217840
        Doug: rpmlint GSOC topic. Neal will be helping to mentor that.
https://github.com/openSUSE/mentoring/issues/204

* Leap 15.6/Backports SP6:
    - No update/no arm-specific issues

## Sarah - s390x

Not available

## Doug

* Community meetings

* Board meeting for April 22 adjusted due to travel of board members

* Contribution Workshops

* Episode 6 - Host your own openSUSE mirror delayed. Waiting for upload

* Episode 7 Custom openSUSE (Leap / Leap Micro) image spin in a few
minutes.  Need timeline

* Went to embedded world
* GSoC

* Gaining evaluations on proposals submitted

* Rankings due on April 24

* Community Summit

* 16 Registrations, 12 Submissions, 5 Hours

* openSUSE Conference

* 83 Registrations, 51 Submissions, 29 Hours (5 Open 4 Business Submissions)

* CfP closes on April 15

* Making draft schedule


Static
* oSC24 dates June 27 to 29 reserved (Thursday - Saturday)

* Open 4 Business June 26 between 2 - 6 p.m. at Franken Campus

* AI topics (static)

## Dirk

Not available


## Wolfgang (Package Hub), Scott Bahling

no news

## Maintenance team (Marcus or Maurizio (m4u))

Not available

## Adrian - OBS

No update

## Bernhard - Slowroll
version bump is done (20240213 -> 20240405)
need to replace signing key with a stronger one soon


## Bernhard - reproducible builds
at 12k verified Tumbleweed binaries now - still growing


## Open Floor