Update for 2023.08-rc1

Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>

CHANGES

@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
+2023.08-rc1, released August 5, 2023
+
+	Numerous package updates and fixes, additional runtime tests.
+
+	Toolchain:
+	- Toolchains from ARM (for ARM, AArch64 and AArch64 BE)
+          updated to 12.2.
+	- Support for binutils 2.40 and 2.41 added, binutils 2.37 and
+          2.38 removed, binutils 2.40 is now the default
+	- Support for gcc 13 added, gcc 10 removed, gcc 12 is now the
+          default
+
+	Architectures:
+	- Additional x86-64 variants added
+	- RISC-V vector extension support added
+
+	Infrastructure:
+	- Go now built in 3 stages to be able to update to Go 1.20.x.
+
+	New defconfigs: rock5b
+
+	Removed defconfigs: qemu_sparc_ss10
+
+	New packages: composer, conmon, dfu-programmer, esp-hosted,
+	kodi-imagedecoder-heif, kodi-imagedecoder-raw, libde2654,
+	libdisplay-info, libheif, llvm-cmake, llvm-libunwind,
+	lua-dkjson, mbpoll, mdnsd, mhz, opencsd, python-libconf,
+	python-blinker, python-midiutil, python-rdps-py, python-wheel,
+	qt6svg, redis-plus-plus, rockchip-rkbin, rtl8822cs, swaybg,
+	swugenerator
+
+	Removed packages: libasplib, ocf-linux, tovid
+
 2023.05.1, released July 17th, 2023
 
 	Important / security related fixes.

Makefile

@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ all:
 .PHONY: all
 
 # Set and export the version string
-export BR2_VERSION := 2023.08-git
+export BR2_VERSION := 2023.08-rc1
 # Actual time the release is cut (for reproducible builds)
-BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1686172000
+BR2_VERSION_EPOCH = 1691269000
 
 # Save running make version since it's clobbered by the make package
 RUNNING_MAKE_VERSION := $(MAKE_VERSION)

docs/website/download.html

@@ -75,41 +75,41 @@
 	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05.1.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
-<!--
+
-      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest release candidate: <b>2023.05-rc3</b></h3>
+      <h3 style="text-align: center;">Latest release candidate: <b>2023.08-rc1</b></h3>
       <div class="row mt centered">
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz"><img src="images/zip.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.gz">buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.gz</a></h3>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz">buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.gz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-6">
 	  <div class="flip-container center-block" ontouchstart="this.classList.toggle('hover');">
 	    <div class="flipper">
 	      <div class="front">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	      <div class="back">
-		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
+		<a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz"><img src="images/package.png" width="180" alt=""></a>
 	      </div>
 	    </div>
 	  </div>
 
-	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.xz">buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.xz</a></h3>
+	  <h3><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz">buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz</a></h3>
-	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.05-rc3.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
+	  <p><a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz.sign">PGP signature</a></p>
 	</div>
       </div>
--->
+
       This and earlier releases (and their PGP signatures) can always be downloaded from
       <a href="/downloads/">http://buildroot.net/downloads/</a>.
     </div>

docs/website/news.html

@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@
 <h2>News</h2>
 <ul class="timeline">
 
+  <li class="timeline-inverted">
+    <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
+    <div class="timeline-panel">
+      <div class="timeline-heading">
+	<h4 class="timeline-title">2023.08-rc1 released</h4>
+	<p><small class="text-muted"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-time"></i>5 August 2023</small></p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="timeline-body">
+	<p>We have a new release candidate! Lots of changes all over
+	  the tree, see
+	  the <a href="http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/plain/CHANGES?id=2023.08-rc1">CHANGES</a>
+	  file for more details.</p>
+	<p>Go to the <a href="/downloads/">downloads page</a> to pick up the
+          <a href="/downloads/buildroot-2023.08-rc1.tar.xz">2023.08-rc1
+            release</a>, and report any problems found to the
+          <a href="support.html">mailing list</a> or
+          <a href="https://bugs.buildroot.org">bug tracker</a>.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </li>
+
   <li>
     <div class="timeline-badge"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-thumbs-up"></i></div>
     <div class="timeline-panel">