[libvirt] Release of libvirt-5.8.0

[Daniel Veillard]

On Sun, Oct 06, 2019 at 03:22:12PM -0300, Daniel Henrique Barboza wrote:
> On 10/5/19 5:15 AM, Daniel Veillard wrote:
> >    So it's out, a bit late but better than never, without release notes
> > but after all everything is described in the commits, so here is a very
> > raw 5.8.0 release, it's tagged in git and signed sources and tarball
> > are available at the usual place:
> > 
> >    https://libvirt.org/sources/
> > 
> > I also made python binding release that you can find at:
> > 
> >    https://libvirt.org/sources/python
> > 
> > 
> >   So the only thing listed in the release notes is
> > 
> > Removed features:
> > 
> > - Remove xenapi driver
> >    The xenapi driver is removed since it has not received any significant
> >    development since its initial contribution nine years ago and has no
> >    known user base.
> > 
> > Glancing at the commit list, there is a lot of refactoring going on
> > which I assume don't have any visible user impact.
> > I would suggest users look at the new development strategy document,
> >    https://libvirt.org/strategy.html
> > 
> > TBH since I started the project 14 or so years ago the core assumption
> > have been kept, but this indicates willingness to change some of the
> > directions by the current group of developers, one of the key point is
> > articulated there:
> > 
> >   "There is thus a desire to make use of either Rust or Go, or a
> > combination of both, to incrementally replace existing use of C,
> > and also for greenfield development."
> 
> Is there any finer grained plan to this transition other than what is
> already
> mentioned in the strategy page? The text makes me believe that the use
> of Rust/Go will be decided in a case by case scenario, as if it's something
> that is going to be considered for newer features from now on, but
> it's not like we're in a deadline to fully transition the code either - more
> like a long term direction. Is that a fair understanding?

  That would be my understanding too, but I wasn't involved so hopefully
someone else can confirm :-)

Daniel

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> DHB
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> >   So if anybody mourns the absence of the release note for 5.8.0, I suggest
> > to instead takes the couple of minutes it takes to read the above page,
> > that will be well invested time !
> > 
> >    Enjoy the release !
> > 
> > Daniel
> > 

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