Valve Collaboration: Building Infrastructure for New Architecture Support in Arch Linux

GreyXor commented

2024-10-01 16:22:09 +02:00

Hi, just wanna share that Arch Linux is entering a direct collaboration with Valve. They are providing funding for two key projects: a build service infrastructure and a secure signing enclave.
That's mean they will work on a infrastructure that support/build new architectures. like x86_64 v4 etc.

"Supporting officially additional architecture or CPU instruction, such as X86 64 V3, ARM etc."

Hi, just wanna share that Arch Linux is entering a direct collaboration with Valve. They are providing funding for two key projects: a **build service infrastructure** and a secure signing enclave. That's mean they will work on a infrastructure that support/build new architectures. like x86_64 v4 etc. "[Supporting officially additional architecture or CPU instruction, such as X86 64 V3, ARM etc.](https://youtu.be/zB62zhzGV1A?t=442)" - https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public@lists.archlinux.org/thread/RIZSKIBDSLY4S5J2E2STNP5DH4XZGJMR/ - https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/valve-steam-begin-a-direct-collaboration-with-arch-linux/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1fssfow/comment/lpne5p0/ (comment from Antiz himself)

anonfunc commented

2024-10-03 15:46:34 +02:00

Owner

Good news :)

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JL2210 commented

2024-10-03 20:13:20 +02:00

I hope that x86_64-vX support actually happens. One of my main sticking points with ALHP is that it always (by nature) is slightly behind the main Arch repos. I've had stuff break a few times because of mismatches between the two, so I've just disabled it out of frustration.

BS86 commented

2024-10-04 10:19:13 +02:00

Arch wants to offer v3 for quite some time now, they even started preparing stuff in the background but didn't continue because of build times:
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools/-/commit/cde012d25e7b9cb8b459af151c7210f2eddf4763

I've had stuff break a few times because of mismatches between the two, so I've just disabled it out of frustration.

That's why you should check https://status.alhp.dev/ for rebuilds being in progress at least before doing updates of certain packages.

Arch wants to offer v3 for quite some time now, they even started preparing stuff in the background but didn't continue because of build times: [https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools/-/commit/cde012d25e7b9cb8b459af151c7210f2eddf4763](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools/-/commit/cde012d25e7b9cb8b459af151c7210f2eddf4763) > I've had stuff break a few times because of mismatches between the two, so I've just disabled it out of frustration. That's why you should check https://status.alhp.dev/ for rebuilds being in progress at least before doing updates of certain packages.

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anonfunc commented

2025-05-05 23:35:57 +02:00

Owner

I think this is common knowledge now, closing.

anonfunc closed this issue

2025-05-05 23:35:57 +02:00

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