Re: [PATCH 1/3] ci: use Debian instead of deprecated i386/ubuntu

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 23, 2025, 17:56 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqbjlxv6xa.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20251023-b4-pks-rust-cbindgen-v1-1-c19b61b03127@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> Ubuntu has ended support for 32 bit platforms and is not maintaining any
> release anymore that has 32 bit support. But we still use i386/ubuntu in
> our CI pipeline to test for compatibility with 32 bit systems, even
> though that specific image does not receive updates anymore.
>
> Besides being end-of-life, this image also doesn't have all packages
> available to it anymore. This creates problems with a subsequent patch,
> where we're about to pull in cbindgen for generating Rust to C bindings.
>
> Drop the Ubuntu image and use Debian instead, which continues to
> maintain its 32 bit port.

Thanks, this is long overdue.

Would this have nagative interactions with our recent tweak for sudo-rust vs sudo-C, which I thought was only releavant for Ubuntu?

I guess as long as i386/debian does not have /etc/alternatives/sudo we should be safe, and we also handle debian-* (presumably 64-bit) in the same case arm, so this should not be a new problem. Just double checking.

> -        # Supported until 2025-04-02.
>          - jobname: linux32
> -          image: i386/ubuntu:focal
> +          image: i386/debian:latest

Will queue.  Thanks.