From 2bf3c406479a90d4e6eb1481e4124595b4e87c0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Bokoc Date: Apr 19 2023 18:29:05 +0000 Subject: 848 - PCRE deprecation --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc index efbfd5d..e09263d 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Distribution.adoc @@ -3,3 +3,14 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[select-distribution]] = Distribution-wide Changes + +== PCRE deprecation + +The Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) library in Fedora has been deprecated due to lack of upstream support, and replaced with PCRE2, which is being actively maintained upstream. + +This change does not affect the upgrade for the end users, but it does affect any new software coming to Fedora. +New packages won't be able to `Require`/`BuildRequire` the old `pcre` package, and should require a new `pcre2` version instead. + +Deprecating the old package helps Fedora to be more secure due to the fact that the old `pcre` upstream has stopped supporting this package and it may be exposed to vulnerabilities that will not be fixed in the future. + +Upstream release notes are available at link:https://www.pcre.org/#Versions[].