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