Daniel Hilst
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ubuntu_2604_pkglist.t matched regexes against Template.pm's `push @lines` literals, and ubuntu_subiquity_storage.t was source greps end to end. Both pass when the code is moved somewhere it never runs, and both break on a reformat that changes nothing: reordering two keys inside the efi-part stanza -- identical emitted config -- fails the old efi-part match. The apt config is now rendered by calling ubuntu_subiquity_apt_config and asserting on its output. Only the two collaborators that read the xCAT database are stubbed; the release branch is driven for real through the media directory the renderer parses, so 26.04, 24.04 and pre-Deb822 each render their own shape. The Release-index requirement is exercised against a real directory instead of matched as a shell fragment. The partitioning moves to ubuntu_subiquity_storage.t, which owns that topic and was asserting the same facts by grep. The script cannot run here -- it stops syslog and carries xCAT template markers -- so the block that writes the partition file is lifted out and executed with its one bracket test shadowed by a shell function, which bash resolves ahead of the builtin, leaving the script's own condition unmodified. The emitted curtin config is parsed into id => attributes, so the assertions survive reindentation and reordering. Both extractions BAIL_OUT if their anchors stop matching, and the partition-file redirect is asserted to have been pointed at the scratch tree twice before anything runs, so a rewrite that stops matching fails loudly instead of writing to /tmp. Verified by mutation: dropping grub_device, formatting the ESP ext4, moving its mount point, dropping the bios_grub flag, indenting the block off column 0, dropping Enabled: no, rendering a live cdrom source on 26.04, dropping the Check-Date waiver, dropping the offline fallback and dropping the Release requirement each redden the suite; the pure key reorder that broke the old assertion leaves it green. 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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