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.. _Supported-build-platforms:
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Supported build platforms
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QEMU aims to support building and executing on multiple host OS
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platforms. This appendix outlines which platforms are the major build
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targets. These platforms are used as the basis for deciding upon the
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minimum required versions of 3rd party software QEMU depends on. The
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supported platforms are the targets for automated testing performed by
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the project when patches are submitted for review, and tested before and
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after merge.
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If a platform is not listed here, it does not imply that QEMU won't
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work. If an unlisted platform has comparable software versions to a
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listed platform, there is every expectation that it will work. Bug
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reports are welcome for problems encountered on unlisted platforms
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unless they are clearly older vintage than what is described here.
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Note that when considering software versions shipped in distros as
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support targets, QEMU considers only the version number, and assumes the
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features in that distro match the upstream release with the same
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version. In other words, if a distro backports extra features to the
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software in their distro, QEMU upstream code will not add explicit
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support for those backports, unless the feature is auto-detectable in a
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manner that works for the upstream releases too.
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The Repology site https://repology.org is a useful resource to identify
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currently shipped versions of software in various operating systems,
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though it does not cover all distros listed below.
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Linux OS
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For distributions with frequent, short-lifetime releases, the project
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will aim to support all versions that are not end of life by their
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respective vendors. For the purposes of identifying supported software
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versions, the project will look at Fedora, Ubuntu, and openSUSE distros.
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Other short- lifetime distros will be assumed to ship similar software
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versions.
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For distributions with long-lifetime releases, the project will aim to
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support the most recent major version at all times. Support for the
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previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major
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version is released, or when it reaches "end of life". For the purposes
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of identifying supported software versions, the project will look at
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RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu LTS, and SLES distros. Other long-lifetime distros
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will be assumed to ship similar software versions.
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Windows
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The project supports building with current versions of the MinGW
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toolchain, hosted on Linux.
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macOS
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The project supports building with the two most recent versions of
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macOS, with the current Homebrew package set available.
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FreeBSD
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The project aims to support all versions which are not end of
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life.
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NetBSD
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The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times.
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Support for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the
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new major version is released.
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OpenBSD
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The project aims to support all versions which are not end of
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life.
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