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This is currently the status quo as per discussion in the NixOS Security Discussions channel. Let's state it clearly to avoid people being surprised.
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Platform Support
Packages receive varying degrees of support, both in terms of maintainer and security team attention and available computation resources for continuous integration (CI). We have 7 defined tiers denoting how well supported each platform is.
Tiers
Tier 1
Tier 1 platforms receive the highest level of support where problems can block updates, security fixes are treated with urgency, platform-specific patches are freely applied, and most packages are expected to work.
Tier 2
Tier 2 platforms are expected to remain functional and secure with updates, receive platform-specific patches as needed, and have many packages built by Hydra with full ofBorg support.
Tier 3
Tier 3 platforms may receive non-intrusive platform-specific fixes, have native bootstrap tools available with cross-build toolchains in binary cache, but updates might break builds on these platforms.
Tier 4-7
Platform Tiers 4 through 7 indicate varying levels of minimal support going from receiving only limited fixes to platforms with no support, but a path to support.
Breakdown
| Triple | Support Tier | Channel Blockers | Hydra Support | Security Support | Ofborg Support | Bootstrap Tarballs | Cross Compiling Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 1 | Many | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 2 | Some | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
x86_64-unknown-linux-musl |
Tier 3 | None | Limited | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
aarch64-unknown-linux-musl |
Tier 3 | None | Limited | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
x86_64-unknown-unknown-freebsd |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
arm64-apple-darwin |
Tier 2 | Some | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
i686-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 3 | None | Limited | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
riscv32-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 4 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
riscv64-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
loongarch64-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
armv6l-unknown-linux-musleabihf |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
armv5tel-unknown-linux-gnueabi |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabi64 |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabin32 |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnuabielfv2 |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
s390x-unknown-linux-gnu |
Tier 3 | None | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |