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Should the default distribution be bumped from bionic to focal now? #628

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andreasabel opened this issue Dec 27, 2022 · 5 comments
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Should the default distribution be bumped from bionic to focal now? #628

andreasabel opened this issue Dec 27, 2022 · 5 comments

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@andreasabel
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Should the default distribution be bumped from bionic to focal now?

I don't know what the policy is here, but ubuntu-18.04 is discontinued as virtual environment by GHA now, and maybe that points to also upgrade here?
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phadej commented Dec 27, 2022 •
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I don't know what the policy is here, but ubuntu-18.04

You are confusing the host environment and the docker image the CI is run in. The host is already ubuntu-20.04. The CI image can stay at 18.04 as long as it's still alive.

Using 20.04 CI would mean dropping support for GHC-7, as bindists are not available at hvr-ppa nor through ghcup for that and newer distributions. That's the reason to stay at 18.04 for as long as possible.

EDIT: As CI tool, I won't push ecosystem to drop support for older GHCs, when there are virtually no users, we can drop the support.

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You are confusing the host environment and the docker image the CI is run in.

Na, I didn't.

Using 20.04 CI would mean dropping support for GHC-7, as bindists are not available at hvr-ppa

Well, I thought 20.04 was the last version supported by hvr-ppa. Turns out the story is more complicated:

The CI image can stay at 18.04 as long as it's still alive.

I was worried that we would then test against old versions of the system libraries. Packages break when confronted with newer system libraries, and the CI would be oblivious to that. Isn't this a problem?

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phadej commented Dec 27, 2022

Isn't this a problem?

I don't know which problem is worse. You can pick your devil. For me it's easier to stick to status quo.

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Alright, fair enough.

I can easily workaround this by remembering to put distribution: focal/jammy into my cabal.haskell-ci.

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@phadej wrote:

Using 20.04 CI would mean dropping support for GHC-7, as bindists are not available at hvr-ppa nor through ghcup for that and newer distributions. That's the reason to stay at 18.04 for as long as possible.

Still possible.
Though, let me document that now we are stuck with actions/checkout@v3 because v4 decided to move to node20 which is not supported by bionic as it needs glibc-2.28 but bionic has 2.27.

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@andreasabel andreasabel mentioned this issue Sep 5, 2023
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andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Sep 11, 2023
@andreasabel
Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible
980df15 
`actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

Addresses haskell-CI#628
@andreasabel andreasabel mentioned this issue Sep 12, 2023
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andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Sep 25, 2023
@andreasabel
Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible
83a51b5 
`actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

Addresses haskell-CI#628
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Sep 28, 2023
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
04e3c46 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Use 9.8.0 for GHC 9.8.1-alpha4

* Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible

  `actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Oct 2, 2023
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
230e11b 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Use 9.8.0 for GHC 9.8.1-alpha4

* Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible

  `actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Oct 10, 2023
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
d143f0c 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Use 9.8.0 for GHC 9.8.1-alpha4

* Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible

  `actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Nov 12, 2023
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
5ef4344 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible

  `actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Jan 6, 2024
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
0841e80 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible

  `actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Jan 10, 2024
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
5fa9c3f 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use actions/checkout@v4 when possible

  `actions/checkout@v4` does not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Jan 27, 2024
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
b34a8d9 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use node12 actions when possible

  `actions/{checkout,cache}@v4` do not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Jan 27, 2024
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
25bba4a 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use node12 actions when possible

  `actions/{checkout,cache}@v4` do not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Bump version to 0.17.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Feb 25, 2024
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
dc253e5 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use node20 actions when possible

  `actions/{checkout,cache}@v4` do not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Bump version to 0.18.0.today
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Apr 3, 2024
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
e0a96ae 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use node20 actions when possible

  `actions/{checkout,cache}@v4` do not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Use Cabal 3.10.3.

* Use GHC==9.10.0 (rather than 9.10.1) for the GHC 9.10 alphas and prereleases.

* Bump version to 0.18.today.
andreasabel added a commit to andreasabel/haskell-ci that referenced this issue Apr 16, 2024
@andreasabel
Abel fork of Haskell-CI
b3ec336 
This combines all the changes wrt. the original Haskell-CI into one
commit, so that it can more easily be rebased onto the changes in the original.

* README: clarify the relation of this fork to the original

* Switch default distro to focal; use node20 actions when possible

  `actions/{checkout,cache}@v4` do not work with `bionic` (18.04).
  So we switch to `focal` (20.04), dropping most of GHC 7 support.
  GHC 7.10.3 is still supported, and 7.4.2, 7.2.2 and 7.0.4.

  Addresses haskell-CI#628

* GitHub: change default from `hvr-ppa` to `ghcup` for GHC 8 and up

  This fork makes `haskell-ci github` prefer the `ghcup` installation
  method over the `hvr-ppa` method for all GHC versions that are
  properly supported by `ghcup`.
  (Excludes GHC 7.10.3 which malfunctions if installed with ghcup.)

  Previously, `hvr-ppa` was the default for all versions it supported.

* Use Cabal 3.10.3.

* Use GHC==9.10.0 (rather than 9.10.1) for the GHC 9.10 alphas and prereleases.

* Bump version to 0.19.today.
@stevenfontanella stevenfontanella mentioned this issue Apr 19, 2024
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