Daniel Hilst
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The tests added with this fix matched regexes against the text of debian.pm, Postage.pm and compute.subiquity.tmpl. A source match cannot tell whether the code it found ever runs: moving the Subiquity command line into its own routine leaves every one of those assertions passing, and reformatting a line fails them while the behaviour is untouched. One of them pinned Perl syntax outright, qr/\$kcmdline\s*\.=\s*" ---";/, and another matched the text of a substitution. Run the code instead. Two decisions were lifted out of the routines that had grown around them, so a test can call them: subiquity_kcmdline() in debian.pm builds the installer command line from its inputs, and defer_syncfiles_to_postboot() in Postage.pm returns the adjusted postscript lists. Both are pure and carry the reasoning that used to sit inline. The callers keep their behaviour exactly. The template's two shell fragments are extracted and executed: the boot flip runs against a stand-in for xcatd on the install-monitor port, and the resolv.conf step runs with a getent that answers as the case requires. Every assertion now fails when the behaviour it describes is removed, which is what the source matches only appeared to do: boot=casper dropped from the command line 1 assertion fails toram dropped 1 assertion fails nfsroot given the host name instead of the IP 2 assertions fail the deferral made a no-op 7 assertions fail the wrong token sent to xcatd 1 assertion fails the failed-flip log line removed 3 assertions fail the retry loop reduced to one attempt 2 assertions fail resolv.conf given the host name 3 assertions fail the resolution fallback removed 2 assertions fail ubuntu_subiquity_bootparams.t is removed. Its three matches are covered by execution in debian_subiquity_netboot.t, and it demonstrated the problem: it still passed after the command line moved into another routine. Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com>
xCAT
xCAT is a toolkit for deployment and administration of clusters of all sizes.
The xCAT sunset was only a quick eclipse
Dear xCAT Community,
The xCAT sunset has changed course. VersatusHPC has been invited to join the xCAT Consortium, and future development will move toward direct upstream contributions coordinated with the Consortium and its existing member companies.
That matters most for Enterprise Linux 10 (EL10). EL10 support is coming to xCAT, restoring a future operating-system path for sites that still rely on xCAT. This is an important change from the previous sunset guidance, where the lack of an EL10 path was one of the strongest reasons to move away from xCAT.
The xCAT Consortium continues to recommend Confluent as the long-term successor to xCAT, and that remains the Consortium position. Users planning new cluster-management deployments should evaluate Confluent and its xCAT comparison documentation.
At the same time, xCAT is no longer sunsetted. The Consortium and participating companies will continue updating xCAT while there is community and user demand for it.
In summary:
- xCAT development is continuing upstream through the Consortium and participating companies.
- Enterprise Linux 10 support is coming.
- Confluent remains the Consortium-recommended successor and migration path.
- xCAT updates will continue while there is community and user demand.
We want to thank the xCAT Consortium and community for keeping this project moving. The sun went behind the moon for a moment, but xCAT is still here.
For more information on Confluent and how to get started, please visit the Confluent: Project Page, Documentation or Confluent vs xCAT comparison.
With thanks,
The xCAT Consortium
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