3.0 Release Notes WIP

NOTE: The formatting in this page is not meant to look good in the wiki - it's just a convenient place to collaborate. We need to stick to the text formatting that will end up in the actual release notes.

Security Fixes

New Features / Enhancements

Linux kernel 5.2/4.19, gcc 9.2, glibc 2.30 and ~260 other recipe upgrades
New INIT_MANAGER variable to make it easy to select the init manager (sysvinit, systemd, mdev-busybox)
poky-lsb replaced by poky-altcfg for alternate configurations to be tested on the autobuilder (as well as an example of subclassing a distro config)
New recipes: binutils-cross-testsuite, core-image-sato-ptest-fast, dejagnu, efibootmgr, efivar, ell, glibc-testsuite, libcap-ng-python, libedit, libmodule-build-perl, libx11-compose-data, libxcrypt-compat, lsb-release, musl-obstack, opensbi, python3-pygments, python3-scons, python3-scons-native, stress-ng, vulkan-headers, vulkan-loader, vulkan-tools, wireless-regdb
Significant removal of old/obsolete software/patches ensuring we have a modern and up to date core Linux software stack.

 - LSB support moved to separate layer [was it??]
 - GTK+ 2 moved out to meta-oe
 - Python 2 dependencies minimised
 - many obsolete patches dropped

Build change equivalence is detected and used to avoid rebuilding unchanged components
Adoption of SPDX license identifiers throughout Yocto Project's components
"Multi-Config" builds reaching their full potential

 - Many bugfixes and improvements
 - sstate cache is now shared between configurations being built concurrently
 - multiconfig configurations can be contained in layers

New cve-update-db recipe and enhanced cve-check class uses NVD JSON data feeds, supports CVSSv3 scoring, improved product matching and network proxies

Add nativesdk variant to: dnf, gzip, libtasn1, python3-dbus
Add native variant to: glib-networking, grub, libsoup, python3-dbus

Added bbverbnote shell log command
Added support for arm1176jz-s CPU specific tuning
Apache-2.0-with-LLVM-exception: Add new license file
base.bbclass: Add OE_EXTRA_IMPORTS
bash-completion: add image feature
binutils-cross-testsuite: Create recipe for test suite execution
bitbake: BBHandler: Fix addtask and deltask
bitbake: bb: siggen: Make dump_sigfile and compare_sigfiles print uuid4
bitbake: bb: siggen: Print more info when basehash are mis-matched
bitbake: bitbake: Add --skip-setscene option
bitbake: bitbake: fetch2/git: git-lfs check
bitbake: bitbake-layers: show-recipes: Enable bare output
bitbake: bitbake-layers: show-recipes: Select recipes from selected layer
bitbake: bitbake-layers: show-recipes: Show recipes only
bitbake: bitbake: respect force flag in runall and runonly
bitbake: bitbake: Rework hash equivalence
bitbake: bitbake: Show base multiconfig environment
bitbake: build: implement custom progress handlers injected via OE_EXTRA_IMPORTS
bitbake: build.py: check dependendent task for addtask
bitbake: cache: Add SimpleCache class
bitbake: cache: Create a symlink for current cachefile
bitbake.conf: add git-lfs to HOSTTOOLS_NONFATAL
bitbake: cooker/hashserv: Allow autostarting of a local hash server using BB_HASHSERVE
bitbake: cooker: list all nonexistent bblayer directories
bitbake: fetch2/git: add git-lfs toggle option
bitbake: fetch2/npm: Use npm pack to download node modules instead of wget
bitbake: knotty: Implement console 'keepalive' output
bitbake: knotty: Pretty print task elapsed time
bitbake: runqueue: Enable dynamic task adjustment to hash equivalency
bitbake: runqueue: Merge scenequeue and real task queue code together
bitbake: runqueue: Merge the queues and execute setscene and normal tasks in parallel
bitbake: siggen: Use unique hashes for tasks
bitbake: svn.py: Stop SVN from directly pulling from an external layer w/o fetcher
buildhistory: report sysroot changes
buildhistory: show time spent writting buildhistory
buildhistory: write the contents of the sysroot
busybox: enable unicode support
chrpath.bbclass: Add break_hardlinks kwarg to allow breaking hardlinks
cmake: Use compiler launcher variable when ccache is enabled
db: add switch for building database verification
deb: allow custom dpkg command
devtool: build: Also run deploy for devtool build if applicable
devtool: finish: Add suppport for the --no-clean option
devtool: provide support for devtool menuconfig command
devtool/standard.py: Create a copy of kernel source within work-shared if not present
devtool/standard.py: Update devtool modify to copy source from work-shared if its already downloaded
devtool: warn user about multiple layer having the same base name
distcc: split into client and server packages
dropbear: new feature: disable-weak-ciphers
gcc-runtime: Add do_check task for executing gcc test suites
glibc-testsuite: Create a recipe to implement glibc test suite
grub-efi-native: Install grub-editenv
icu: Added armeb support.
image_types.bbclass: make gzipped images rsyncable
image-uefi.conf: add config file holding configuration for UEFI images
initramfs-framework: support PARTLABEL option
insane: add check for perllocal.pod
insane: add sanity checks to SRC_URI
insane: check if the recipe incorrectly uses DEPENDS_${PN}
insane: improve buildpath warning messages
insane: use clean_path for the host contamination warnings
iptables: add systemd helper unit to load/restore rules
kernel-fitimage: introduce FIT_HASH_ALG
kernel-module-split.bbclass: support CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS=y
kernel-yocto: import security fragments from meta-security
libffi: Add RISC-V support
libmodule-build-perl: move from meta-perl
linux-yocto/4.19: make drm-bochs feature available
linux-yocto/5.0: bsp: add basic xilinx zynqmp support
linux-yocto/5.0: make scsi-debug include scsi core configs
linux-yocto/5.2: config tweaks and kallsyms fix
linux-yocto: add drm-bochs support
linux-yocto: bsp/beaglebone: support qemu -machine virt
live-vm-common.bbclass: provide efi population functions for live images
local.conf.sample: Add Hash Equivalence
logparser: Add decoding ltp logs
logparser: Add LTP compliance section
ltp: add runtime test
ltp_compliance: add new runtime
lttng-modules: Add git based recipe
meson.bbclass: Handle microblaze* mapping to cpu family
meson.bbclass: Make meson support aarch64_be.
oe-selftest: Implement console 'keepalive' output
oe.svg: Copy artwork from openembedded-classic.
opensbi: Initial commit of OpenSBI
opkg/package/rootfs_ipk: allow overwriting OPKGLIBDIR
ovmf: Generate test Platform key and first Key Exchange Key
package.bbclass: allow shell-style wildcards in PRIVATE_LIBS
package.bbclass: Clean up writing of runtime pkgdata files
patch: add minver and maxver parameters
populate_sdk_base: provide options to set sdk type
populate_sdk_ext: Introduce mechanism to keep nativesdk* sstate in esdk
python3-scons-{native}: add recipe
python3: support recommends in manifest
qemu: Add ppc64 to QEMU_TARGETS
qemuarm64: Add QB_CPU_KVM to allow kvm acceleration
qemuriscv64: Add the QEMU RISC-V 64-bit machine
qemurunner.py: Be more verbose about problems
qemux86: Allow higher tunes
recipetool: add python3 support
report-error.bbclass: add local.conf/auto.conf into error report
resulttool: Add log subcommand
resulttool: add LTP compliance section
resulttool: add ltp test support
resulttool: Load results from URL
resulttool/manualexecution: Enable test case configuration option
runqemu: Add support for kvm on aarch64
runqemu: Add support to handle EnrollDefaultKeys PK/KEK1 certificate
runqemu: Add the support to pass multi ports to tcpserial parameter
runqemu: decouple gtk and gl options
runqemu: QB_FSINFO to support fstype wic images
screen: add /etc/screenrc as global config file
scripts/buildstats-diff: Add option to filter tasks
scripts/contrib/ddimage: replace blacklist with mount check
scripts/runqemu: Add support for the BIOS variable
serial-getty@.service: Allow device to fast fail if it does not exist
stress-ng: add a recipe that replaces the original stress
systemctl-native: Rewrite in Python supporting preset-all and mask
systemd: Add partial support of drop-in configuration files to systemd-systemctl-native
systemd-conf: configure wired network with dhcp
systemd-conf: simplify creation of machine-specific configuration
systemd: create preset files instead of installing in image
testimage: consider QB_DEFAULT_FSTYPE
tune-cortexa57-cortexa53: add tunes for ARM Cortex-A53-Cortex-A57
uboot-sign: add support for different u-boot configurations
update-rc.d: support enable/disable options
utils/multiprocess_launch: Improve failing subprocess output
waffle: supprt build waffle without x11
weston-init: Add possibility to run weston as non-root user
weston-init: Add support for non-root start
wic: add global debug option
wic: Add partition type for msdos partition tables
wic: add support for kernel with initramfs bundled
wic: bootimg-efi: add label source parameter
wic/bootimg-efi: allow multiple initrd
wic/bootimg-efi: replace hardcoded volume name with label
wic/engine: include .wks.in in wic search and list
wic/plugins: kernel image refer to KERNEL_IMAGETYPE
wic/plugins: Source that support both EFI and BIOS
wireless-regdb: Add recipe
yocto-bsp: runqemu runs beaglebone-yocto
yocto-check-layer: Allow any case for README file detection

Recipe Upgrades

acpica: update to 20190816
acpid: upgrade 2.0.31 -> 2.0.32
adwaita-icon-theme: upgrade 3.30.1 -> 3.32.0
alsa-lib: upgrade 1.1.8 -> 1.1.9
alsa-plugins: upgrade 1.1.8 -> 1.1.9
alsa-utils: upgrade 1.1.8 -> 1.1.9
apr: upgrade 1.6.5 -> 1.7.0
apt: update to 1.2.31
aspell: update to 0.60.7
atk: upgrade 2.30.0 -> 2.32.0
at-spi2-atk: upgrade 2.30.0 -> 2.32.0
at-spi2-core: upgrade 2.30.0 -> 2.32.1
autoconf-archive: update to 2019.01.06
babeltrace: update to 1.5.7
bash-completion: upgrade 2.8 -> 2.9
bash: upgrade 4.4.18 -> 5.0
bison: upgrade 3.0.4 -> 3.4.1
boost: update to 1.71.0
btrfs-tools: upgrade 4.20.1 -> 5.2.2
build-compare: 2015.02.10 -> 2019.08.14
busybox: 1.30.1 -> 1.31.0
bzip2: update to 1.0.8
ccache: upgrade 3.6 -> 3.7.3
cmake: 3.14.1 -> 3.15.3
cogl: upgrade 1.22.2 -> 1.22.4
connman: update to 1.37
coreutils: update to 8.31
createrepo-c: update to 0.15.0
cronie: update to 1.5.4
cups: update to 2.2.12
curl: update to 7.66.0
dbus-test: Upgrade 1.12.12 -> 1.12.16
dbus: Upgrade 1.12.12 -> 1.12.16
debianutils: upgrade 4.8.6.1 -> 4.8.6.3
desktop-file-utils: upgrade 0.23 -> 0.24
distcc: upgrade 3.3.2 -> 3.3.3
dnf: upgrade 4.1.0 -> 4.2.2
dpkg: update to 1.19.7
dropbear: update to 2019.78
dtc: upgrade 1.4.7 -> 1.5.1
e2fsprogs: 1.44.5 -> 1.45.3
elfutils: 0.176 -> 0.177
ell: update to 0.22
encodings: update to 1.0.5
epiphany: update to 3.32.4
ethtool: update to 5.2
eudev: update to 3.2.8
expat: update to 2.2.8
ffmpeg: update to 4.2.1
file: update to 5.37
flac: Upgrade 1.3.2 -> 1.3.3
fontconfig: update to 2.13.1
font-util: update to 1.3.2
freetype: upgrade 2.9.1 -> 2.10.1
gawk: upgrade 4.2.1 -> 5.0.1
gcc-9: Upgrade to 9.2
gdb: Upgrade from 8.2.1 to 8.3.1
gdk-pixbuf: update 2.38.0 -> 2.38.2
ghostscript: 9.26 -> 9.27
git: update to 2.23.0
glib-2.0: udpate 2.58.3 -> 2.60.7
glibc: Update to glibc 2.30
glib-networking: upgrade 2.60.1 -> 2.60.3
gnu-config: Update to latest SHA
gnupg: update to 2.2.17
gnutls: upgrade 3.6.5 -> 3.6.8
go-1.12: update to 1.12.9 minor release
gobject-introspection: update to 1.60.2
go-dep: update to 0.5.4
go: update 1.12.1->1.12.6
gpgme: upgrade 1.12.0 -> 1.13.1
groff: upgrade 1.22.3 -> 1.22.4
grub: upgrade 2.02 -> 2.04
gsettings-desktop-schemas: upgrade 3.28.1 -> 3.32.0
gst-examples: upgrade to 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-libav: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-omx: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-python: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-rtsp-server: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gstreamer1.0-vaapi: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gst-validate: upgrade to version 1.16.0
gtk+3: update 3.24.5 -> 3.24.8
gtk-doc: upgrade 1.29 -> 1.31
harfbuzz: upgrade 2.3.1 -> 2.6.1
help2man-native: update to 1.47.11
icu: update to 64.2
ifupdown: update to 0.8.22
iproute2: update to 5.2.0
iptables: upgrade 1.6.2 -> 1.8.3
iputils: upgrade to s20190709
iso-codes: upgrade 4.2 -> 4.3
iw: upgrade 4.14 -> 5.3
kmscube: Bump revision to f632b23
less: upgrade 550 -> 551
libarchive: upgrade 3.3.3 -> 3.4.0
libatomic-ops: upgrade 7.6.8 -> 7.6.10
libbsd: upgrade 0.9.1 -> 0.10.0
libcap: update to 2.27
libcomps: upgrade 0.1.10 -> 0.1.11
libcroco: update to 0.6.13
libdazzle: update to 3.32.3
libdnf: update to 0.28.1
libdrm: update to 2.4.99
libevdev: upgrade 1.6.0 -> 1.8.0
libevent: upgrade 2.1.8 -> 2.1.11
libffi: Upgrade to 3.3-rc0
libglu: upgrade 9.0.0 -> 9.0.1
libgpg-error: upgrade 1.35 -> 1.36
libgudev: upgrade 232 -> 233
libical: upgrade to 3.0.6
libice: upgrade 1.0.9 -> 1.0.10
libidn2: upgrade to 2.2.0
libinput: update to 1.14.1
libjpeg-turbo: upgrade 2.0.2 -> 2.0.3
libmodule-build-perl: upgrade 0.4224 -> 0.4229
libmodulemd: update to 2.6.0
libnewt: upgrade 0.52.20 -> 0.52.21
libnl: upgrade to 3.5.0
libnotify: update to 0.7.8
libnss-nis: upgrade 3.0 -> 3.1
libogg: upgrade 1.3.3 -> 1.3.4
libpam: Upgrade 1.3.0 -> 1.3.1
libpcap: upgrade 1.9.0 -> 1.9.1
libpciaccess: upgrade 0.14 -> 0.16
libpcre2: upgrade 10.32 -> 10.33
libpng: update to 1.6.37
libpsl: update to 0.21.0
librepo: update to 1.10.5
libsdl2: upgrade 2.0.9 -> 2.0.10
libsecret: 0.19.0
libsolf: update to 0.7.5
libsolv: update to 0.7.6
libsoup-2.4: upgrade 2.66.1 -> 2.66.2
libsoup: Upgrade from 2.64.2 to 2.66.1
libtasn1: upgrade 4.13 -> 4.14
libtest-needs-perl: upgrade 0.002005 -> 0.002006
libtirpc: upgrade 1.0.3 -> 1.1.4
liburcu: update to 0.11.1
libva: upgrade 2.4.0 -> 2.5.0
libva-utils: upgrade 2.4.0 -> 2.5.0
libwebp: upgrade 1.0.2 -> 1.0.3
libx11-compose-data: upgrade 1.6.7 -> 1.6.8
libx11: update to 1.6.8
libxcrypt: update to 4.4.8
libxdmcp: update to 1.1.3
libxext: update to 1.3.4
libxft: upgrade 2.3.2 -> 2.3.3
libxi: update to 1.7.10
libxkbfile: update 1.1.0
libxml2: upgrade 2.9.8 -> 2.9.9
libxml-sax-perl: upgrade 1.00 -> 1.02
libxmu: update to 1.1.3
libxrandr: update to 1.5.2
libxt: update to 1.2.0
libxvmc: update to 1.0.11
libyaml: update to 0.2.2
lighttpd: Upgrade 1.4.53 -> 1.4.54
linux-firmware: Upgrade to 20190815
linux-libc-headers: update to v5.2 headers
linux-yocto/4.19: update to 4.19.72 and -rt22
linux-yocto-dev: bump to 5.3-rcX
linux-yocto: introduce 5.2.17 recipes
linux-yocto-rt: update to 5.0.5-rt9
llvm: Update to 8.0.1
logrotate: upgrade 3.15.0 -> 3.15.1
ltp: upgrade 20190115 -> 20190517
lttng-modules: upgrade 2.10.8 -> 2.10.11
lttng-tools: update to 2.10.7
lttng-ust: upgrade 2.10.3 -> 2.10.5
lz4: update to 1.9.2
makedepend: update to 1.0.6
man-db: upgrade 2.8.4 -> 2.8.7
man-pages: upgrade 4.16 -> 5.01
mc: update to 4.8.23
mesa-demos: update to 8.4.0
mesa: Update 19.0.1 -> 19.1.6
meson: update to 0.51.2
mmc-utils: update to the latest upstream code
mobile-broadband-provider-info: upgrade 20190116 -> 20190618
mpg123: upgrade 1.25.10 -> 1.25.11
msmtp: 1.6.6 -> 1.8.5
mtd-utils: Upgrade to 2.1.1
mtools: update to 4.0.23
musl: Update to latest master
ncurses: upgrade 6.1+20181013 -> 6.1+20190803
nettle: upgrade 3.4.1 -> 3.5.1
newlib: Upgrade to 3.1.0
nfs-utils: 2.3.3 -> 2.4.1
nss: upgrade 3.42.1 -> 3.45
ofono: upgrade 1.25 -> 1.30
opensbi: Update from 0.3 to 0.4
openssh: Upgrade 7.9p1 -> 8.0p1
openssl: Upgrade 1.1.1b -> 1.1.1d
opkg: upgrade to version 0.4.1
opkg-utils: upgrade to version 0.4.1
orc: update to 0.4.29
ovmf: Update to version edk2-stable201905
p11-kit: update to 0.23.16.1
pango: upgrade 1.42.4 -> 1.44.6
patchelf: Upgrade 0.9 -> 0.10
perl: Move perl-sanity -> perl
perl: update to 5.30.0
piglit: upgrade to latest revision
pixman: update to 0.38.4
pkgconf: upgrade 1.6.0 -> 1.6.3
ptest-runner: update from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2
python3-dbus: upgrade 1.2.8 -> 1.2.12
python3-docutils: update to 0.15
python3-git: update to 3.0.2
python3-mako: update to 1.1.0
python3-numpy: update to 1.17.0
python3-pbr: update to 5.4.3
python3-pip: update to 19.2.3
python3-pycairo: update to 1.18.1
python3-pygobject: update to 3.34.0
python3-scons: update to 3.1.1
python3: upgrade 3.7.3 -> 3.7.4
python-numpy: update to 1.16.3
python-scons: update to 3.1.0
python-setuptools: update to 41.2.0
python: update to 3.7.3
qemu: Upgrade from 3.1.0 to 4.1
quilt: update to 0.66
quota: update to 4.05
rng-tools: 6.6 -> 6.7
ruby: update to 2.5.5
socat: upgrade 1.7.3.2 -> 1.7.3.3
sqlite3: update to 3.29.0
squashfs-tools: upgrade to commit f95864afe883
strace: Upgrade to 5.3
subversion: upgrade 1.11.1 -> 1.12.2
sysprof: upgrade 3.30.2 -> 3.32.0
sysstat: 12.1.3 -> 12.1.6
systemd: upgrade to 243
systemtap: update to 57c9aca9f1ff32a6add10e02ecd33b7314fad499
tar: update to 1.32
timezone: update to 2019c
u-boot: Upgrade from 2019.01 to 2019.07
uninative: Update to 2.7 release
usbutils: upgrade 010->012
util-linux: upgrade to 2.34
vala: update to 0.44.7
valgrind: update from 3.14.0 to 3.15.0
vim: Update to 8.1.1240
virglrenderer: update 0.7.0 -> 0.8.0
vte: upgrade 0.52.2 -> 0.56.3
waffle: upgrade 1.5.2 -> 1.6.0
wayland-protocols: upgrade 1.17 -> 1.18
webkitgtk: update to 2.24.4
weston: upgrade 5.0.0 -> 7.0.0
wget: update to 1.20.3
wpa-supplicant: update to 2.9
x11perf: update to 1.6.1
x264: upgrade to latest revision
xauth: upgrade 1.0.10 -> 1.1
xf86-input-libinput: update to 0.29.0
xinput: update to 1.6.3
xkeyboard: upgrade 2.26 -> 2.27
xorgproto: update to 2019.1
xrandr: update to 1.5.1
xserver-xorg: update to 1.20.5
xtrans: upgrade 1.3.5 -> 1.4.0
xwininfo: upgrade 1.1.4 -> 1.1.5

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