View source for Release Notes for Alpine 3.13.0

== aports ==

=== musl upgraded to 1.2 ===

musl has been upgraded to 1.2. This release changes the definition of <code>time_t</code> on 32-bit systems. See the [https://musl.libc.org/time64.html musl time64 release notes] for more details. All x86, armv7 and armhf packages have been rebuilt for this change. For users of these architectures, all self-compiled packages must be manually rebuilt after upgrading.

In order to support dates past 2038, musl 1.2 uses new time64-compatible system calls. Due to [https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/2151 a long-standing Docker issue], these system calls incorrectly return EPERM when running under a Docker version predating their release. This issue particularly affects 32-bit ARM systems due to an unrelated kernel bug, but can manifest in strange errors on all architectures. If you encounter any unusual errors, such as "error getting time" when running apk, or if the date command returns a nonsensical date, then the host Docker needs to be updated to at least 20.10.0, which contains [https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/89fabf0f241292e929fbb2fbb794d58d8d697ab5 moby commit 89fabf0]. As a workaround, an up-to-date [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/moby/moby/master/profiles/seccomp/default.json seccomp profile] can be manually downloaded and applied by passing <code>--seccomp-profile=</path/to/profile.json></code> to the host <code>dockerd</code>.

=== Deprecation of BerkeleyDB ===

Oracle has changed the license of its BerkeleyDB to AGPL-3.0, making it unsuitable to link it to packages with GPL-incompatible licenses. Since the old version is no longer maintained, the <code>db</code> has been declared deprecated, packages are being transitioned out of using it or out of the distribution entirely, developer tooling for doing QA in APKBUILDs has been adjusted to warn when <code>db</code> is present.

For postfix, this means using lmdb and dropping support for <code>hash</code> and <code>btree</code> databases. Before upgrading, update all references of these types in <code>/etc/postfix/main.cf</code> to <code>lmdb</code>.

=== Switching from busybox ifupdown to ifupdown-ng ===

Alpine Linux has switched the default ifupdown implementation from busybox to [https://github.com/ifupdown-ng/ifupdown-ng/ ifupdown-ng]. This version is compatible with debian ifupdown and busybox ifupdown, but please read the [https://github.com/ifupdown-ng/ifupdown-ng/blob/master/README.md readme] and the [https://github.com/ifupdown-ng/ifupdown-ng/blob/master/doc/ADMIN-GUIDE.md admin guide].

ifupdown-ng has native vlan support, so the <code>vlan</code> package is no longer required and can be uninstalled. The <code>bridge</code> and <code>bond</code> packages are still required.

=== GCC 10 ===

GCC has been updated to version 10. GCC 10 sets the <code>-fno-common</code> option by default. All Alpine Linux packages have been fixed, but users compiling other software on Alpine Linux may need to make changes to their code. For more information, see the [https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-10/porting_to.html GCC 10 porting guide].

=== PHP 8.0 ===

PHP 8.0 with a common set of extensions is now available as <code>php8</code>. PHP 7.4 (<code>php7</code>) remains the default.

=== xorg-server has moved to community ===

xorg-server and related packages have been moved from main to community. To install it, ensure {{Path|/etc/apk/repositories}} contains the community repository.

Running <code>setup-xorg-base</code> will automatically enable the community repo and install xorg-server.

== busybox ==

=== Removed applets ===

The following applets have been removed due to limited feature support and/or highly infrequent use:

* '''hdparm''': Missing many features. Use <code>hdparm</code> instead.
* '''fdformat''': Rarely used. Use <code>util-linux</code> instead.
* '''readprofile''': Rarely used. Consider <code>perf</code> or use <code>util-linux</code> instead.
* '''lspci''': Missing many features. Use <code>pciutils</code> or <code>grep . /sys/bus/pci/devices/*/*</code> instead.
* '''conspy''': Rarely used.
* '''smemcap''': Rarely used.
* '''dumpleases''': Rarely used.

Alternatives for conspy, smemcap, and dumpleases are not currently packaged due to a lack of interest. If you require these programs, please file an issue at [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/ Alpine GitLab].

=== Changes ===

The following applets now support long options:

* gzip
* install
* ipcalc

== apk-tools ==

=== Man page ===

apk-tools now has an official man-page: <code>apk-tools-docs</code>. If the <code>docs</code> package is installed, man pages will automatically be installed and updated for all installed packages.