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| Release 4.2 (mickledore) |
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| Migration notes for 4.2 (mickledore) |
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| This section provides migration information for moving to the Yocto |
| Project 4.2 Release (codename "mickledore") from the prior release. |
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| .. _migration-4.2-python-3.8: |
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| Python 3.8 is now the minimum required Python version version |
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| BitBake and OpenEmbedded-Core are now relying on Python 3.8, |
| making it a requirement to use a distribution providing at least this |
| version, or to use :term:`buildtools`. |
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| .. _migration-4.2-qa-checks: |
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| QA check changes |
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| .. _migration-4.2-misc-changes: |
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| Miscellaneous changes |
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| - The ``OEBasic`` signature handler (see :term:`BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER`) has been |
| removed. |
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| .. _migration-4.2-removed-variables: |
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| Removed variables |
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| The following variables have been removed: |
| - ``SERIAL_CONSOLE``, deprecated since version 2.6, replaced by :term:``SERIAL_CONSOLES``. |
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| .. _migration-4.2-removed-recipes: |
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| Removed recipes |
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| The following recipes have been removed in this release: |
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