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Following updates now available in Funtoo Linux.
Following updates are now available in Funtoo Linux:


* PHP-5.6 package mask now dropped, which makes newer PHP available
* PHP-5.6 package mask now dropped, which makes newer PHP available
* PHP_TARGETS are set to 5.6 by default
* PHP_TARGETS are set to 5.6 by default
* Update to debian-sources-4.4.6.
* Update to debian-sources-4.4.6.
==PHP updates==
==PHP updates==
A notice for <code>PHP_TARGETS</code>. Default value set in profile now is <code>PHP_TARGETS="php5-6"</code>. This automatically make all php dependent packages compiled against php-5.6. If this is not desired behavior or your production boxes, for example, restricted to older PHP releases, following change necessary in <code>/etc/portage/make.conf</code>.


{{file|name=/etc/portage/make.conf|desc=An example make.conf file|body=
A notice for {{c|PHP_TARGETS}}. The default value set in the Funtoo profile is now {{c|PHP_TARGETS="php5-6"}}. This will cause all PHP-dependent packages to rebuild against 5.6 when you update your system using {{c|emerge -auDN @world}} or a similar command.
MAKEOPTS="-j4"
 
=== Keeping 5.5 ===
 
If this is not desired behavior or your production boxes, you can avoid a php-5.6 upgrade by adding the following to {{f|/etc/make.conf}}.
 
{{file|name=/etc/make.conf|desc=An example make.conf file|body=
PHP_TARGETS="php5-5"
PHP_TARGETS="php5-5"
}}
}}
In this example file, we set default targets to <code>php-5.5</code>. Change values according to your needs.
 
==Kernel update==
==Debian-Sources Update==
debian-sources [http://www.funtoo.org/Package:Debian-sources] now updated to version 4.4.6. This update brings better support for newer hardware, like Intel Skylake/Broadwell CPU, as well as newer WiFi chips. Other hardware may also benefit from this update. It is necessary to perform bootloader changes after kernel update, via:
[[Package:Debian-sources|debian-sources]] has been updated to version 4.4.6. This update brings better support for newer hardware, like Intel Skylake/Broadwell CPU, as well as newer WiFi chips. Other hardware may also benefit from this update. It is necessary to perform boot-loader changes after kernel update, via:
<code>boot-update</code> [http://www.funtoo.org/Package:Boot-Update]
{{c|boot-update}} (See [[Package:Boot-Update]])

Revision as of 05:28, April 1, 2016

PHP and Kernel Updates

PHP and Kernel Updates

By Oleg / April 1, 2016

Following updates are now available in Funtoo Linux:

  • PHP-5.6 package mask now dropped, which makes newer PHP available
  • PHP_TARGETS are set to 5.6 by default
  • Update to debian-sources-4.4.6.

PHP updates

A notice for PHP_TARGETS. The default value set in the Funtoo profile is now {{{1}}}. This will cause all PHP-dependent packages to rebuild against 5.6 when you update your system using emerge -auDN @world or a similar command.

Keeping 5.5

If this is not desired behavior or your production boxes, you can avoid a php-5.6 upgrade by adding the following to /etc/make.conf.

   /etc/make.conf - An example make.conf file
PHP_TARGETS="php5-5"

Debian-Sources Update

debian-sources has been updated to version 4.4.6. This update brings better support for newer hardware, like Intel Skylake/Broadwell CPU, as well as newer WiFi chips. Other hardware may also benefit from this update. It is necessary to perform boot-loader changes after kernel update, via: boot-update (See Package:Boot-Update)

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