Foundations Team Updates - 2025-08-07

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Hello everybody,

It’s time for a weekly update from Foundations. :sparkles:

Courtesy ping: @mclemenceau, @juliank, @sespiros, @utkarsh, @samirkam, @ankushpathak, @vpa19771, @dviererbe, @mateus-morais, @pushkarnk, @levihackerman-102, @maxgmr, @ravi-sharma, @waveform, @xypron, @tobhe, @adrien, @mkukri, @r41k0u, @adrianoco, @andersson123, @hyask, @rkratky, @chrisccoulson, @mwhudson - please post your updates. Thanks!

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Oracular EoL

Noble .3

  • Fixing the ISO tracker database, again… That thing needs to go crash itself into the Sun.
  • Performed the cdimage dance to release the images.

Error Tracker

  • Started working on the Github CI and the daisy + web charming.

britney

security-britney

  • Added more PPAs to the config. It’s less painful the second time, but still not great.

manpages.ubuntu.com

  • Redeployed the new charm on PS6, still waiting for IS to switch the content-cache and we’ll have a brand new deployment of manpages.u.c

misc

  • Travel preparation
  • Hiring
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Onboarding Tasks

  • Setup accounts
  • Induction meetings
  • Compliance training
  • Meet everyone
  • Work process familiarization
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Toolchains

  • rustc-1.86 currently FTBFS because the version of GCC in proposed enforces a higher C standard. I learned to use the system C libraries over the vendored C libraries. rustc-1.86 now builds on all architectures against the proposed pocket, so expect LP: #2119556 to be finished shortly.
  • rustc-1.87 builds on all architectures. I’m currently waiting on the PPA rebuild after rebasing the aforementioned 1.86 fixes.
  • The same vendored C library issue in rustc-1.85 is causing some autopkgtest failures. I’ve fixed 1.85 as well and I’m just currently waiting on the PPA build.
  • I submitted a fix for LP: #2119014, a file conflict race condition for rust-defaults.
  • My dh-cargo feature addition has been merged.

Other

  • I gave a presentation to Scott and Petra giving a high-level explanation on how we update and maintain the Rust toolchain.
  • Peer Buddy correspondence.
  • I helped Petra set up her system.
  • More work polishing Rust maintenance documentation.
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.NET

Documentation

Misc

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Documentation

Ubuntu Project docs

Review:

JAAS docs

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@maxgmr, any chance this was recorded or any materials from it?

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@rkratky Just a bulleted list of topics I’m afraid — that said, I’m happy to put it into writing if you’d like. I’ve shared the list of topics we discussed with you on Google Drive.

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.NET

Distro

  • Retried a couple of autopkgtests and ensured that gdb 16.3-1ubuntu1 made it out of proposed.
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Java

  • Monitoring TCK compliance tests for July 2025 updates
  • Automation of TCK Manual testing (2% completed)
  • New release and dep8 tests in crac-criu MP

Distro

  • Re-submitted user-setup merge MP

Misc

  • Adoptium Workgroup meeting
  • Greenhouse
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distro:

  • patch pilot shift
  • sponsored .net august update

openjdk:

gradle:

  • kotlinx-coroutines: working on automated refactorings to remove unwanted code in gradle build scripts.
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Short week as I’ve been on holiday (also, hence the late posting):

Questing

  • Proposed MP to update ISO tests to include A/B boot tests
  • Uploaded a fix for dtoverlay in raspi-utils; the new A/B boot stuff breaks it in certain circumstances (LP: #2119043)

Plucky

  • Debugging CM5 booting and SSH with @xypron

Noble

General

  • Pi meetings
  • Travel booking
  • Mailed DMB with request to update raspi packageset
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