That is a good point. We need to adjust the OS version accordingly too. On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 2:28 AM Windham Wong <[email protected]> wrote:
> > debian 10 has no python 2.7 support. Ubuntu 16.04 has no python 3.7+ dev > library support. hope this helps > -- > Sent from myMail for Android Sunday, 17 May 2020, 11:34AM +08:00 from Ning > Wang [email protected] : > > >Hi, > > > >We have talked about it a few times in different places. Let's make a > >decision here. We don't have enough resources to support many docker OSes > >(technically we only support Debian, Ubuntu, and CentOS but each of them > >has multiple versions). > > > >Things we have agreed on (my understanding) > >- for binary release, we are going to choose one OS one version. I > >remember that Debian 9 was the decision. An open question is: do we want > to > >switch to Debian 10 now? We haven't had a binary release yet, so there is > >still time. As the main target, I think 1. the image should compile > >successfully. and 2 the image should be tested: the tools and an example > >topology. > > > >- for source release, we haven't talked about it very much. Personally I > >feel it is a reasonable expectation that, if we have the Docker file in > the > >core folders, it should at least compile. Otherwise, it's a failed build > >hence a failed release. We are not going to test run the tools and > examples > >for each release though. > > > >Finally, a question about OS versions. I believe at least two releases > >should be supported because most people don't upgrade to the latest > version > >when it is out in more serious scenarios, hence IMO the second oldest > could > >often be more useful than the latest one from a convenience point of view. > >On the other hand, this is too flexible, and we will spend time thinking > >about it again. I think a clear guideline could be helpful to us. For > >example: > >- We only include only Debian (popular in the server world) and Ubuntu > >(popular in servers and workstations). > >- for the main OS (Debian) we choose the latest to compile and test for > our > >binary release. > >- for a given OS, only two versions (most likely the most and the second > >recent releases) are included in the core source code and they need to be > >fixed ASAP if they don't compile. > >- OSs and other versions could be included in a special folder and but > >there is no guarantee that the code will compile. Fixes from the community > >are welcome. > > > > > >How do you guys think? > >--ning >
