[cfarm-users] Migrate away from openSUSE 42 on gcc118

[Martin Jambor]

Hi,

On Mon, Nov 12 2018, Jeffrey Walton via cfarm-users wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> GCC118 is an openSUSE machine. openSUSE does not support ARMv8.1
> extensions like CRC and Crypto. Attempts to use CRC, PMULL, AES and
> SHA result in compile failures.
>
> Would it be possible to migrate to something newer for GCC118?
>
> I believe Fedora would be a nice choice nowadays if you want to
> provide a variety of OSes and support Aarch64. Fedora's DNF system
> upgrade works well, and I have never had a problem with distro
> upgrades.

If it is enough, upgrading it to openSUSE Leap 15 should be fairly easy
(and I can do it if you trust me with root access).  Reinstalling a new
distro on these particular Seattle boards can be a bit challenging,
unless the local network is set up for ARM PXE boot.

Martin