Daniel Hilst
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deb_belongs_to_dist reads any trailing ~word in a package version as the codename the deb was built for. Debian uses ~ for a prerelease, and --release takes whatever the caller gives it, so `--release 1~rc1` puts one in every package name: xcat-client_2.19.0-1~rc1_all.deb noble=0 focal=0 The deb is then published into no suite at all, with --genesis nowhere in the command, and the run still reports how many packages it published. Only the Genesis image is built per codename, so only it can be excluded by one. The new cases assert a prerelease version reaches every suite, that a Genesis SCRIPTS deb is not treated as the image, and that the image itself is still confined to its own suite when its version carries both. The second half asserts genesis_dists(), which does not exist yet: a plain --genesis run takes the release list the rest of the build uses, and focal is on it. focal ships debhelper 12.10 -- measured on the focal management node -- against the package's debhelper-compat (= 13), so sbuild stops on the build dependencies and the run ends on its first release. Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com>
xCAT
xCAT is a toolkit for deployment and administration of clusters of all sizes.
The xCAT sunset was only a quick eclipse
Dear xCAT Community,
The xCAT sunset has changed course. VersatusHPC has been invited to join the xCAT Consortium, and future development will move toward direct upstream contributions coordinated with the Consortium and its existing member companies.
That matters most for Enterprise Linux 10 (EL10). EL10 support is coming to xCAT, restoring a future operating-system path for sites that still rely on xCAT. This is an important change from the previous sunset guidance, where the lack of an EL10 path was one of the strongest reasons to move away from xCAT.
The xCAT Consortium continues to recommend Confluent as the long-term successor to xCAT, and that remains the Consortium position. Users planning new cluster-management deployments should evaluate Confluent and its xCAT comparison documentation.
At the same time, xCAT is no longer sunsetted. The Consortium and participating companies will continue updating xCAT while there is community and user demand for it.
In summary:
- xCAT development is continuing upstream through the Consortium and participating companies.
- Enterprise Linux 10 support is coming.
- Confluent remains the Consortium-recommended successor and migration path.
- xCAT updates will continue while there is community and user demand.
We want to thank the xCAT Consortium and community for keeping this project moving. The sun went behind the moon for a moment, but xCAT is still here.
For more information on Confluent and how to get started, please visit the Confluent: Project Page, Documentation or Confluent vs xCAT comparison.
With thanks,
The xCAT Consortium
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