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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK
+
+Release 1.8 (fido)
+==================
+
+This section provides migration information for moving to the Yocto
+Project 1.8 Release (codename "fido") from the prior release.
+
+.. _migration-1.8-removed-recipes:
+
+Removed Recipes
+---------------
+
+The following recipes have been removed:
+
+-  ``owl-video``: Functionality replaced by ``gst-player``.
+
+-  ``gaku``: Functionality replaced by ``gst-player``.
+
+-  ``gnome-desktop``: This recipe is now available in ``meta-gnome`` and
+   is no longer needed.
+
+-  ``gsettings-desktop-schemas``: This recipe is now available in
+   ``meta-gnome`` and is no longer needed.
+
+-  ``python-argparse``: The ``argparse`` module is already provided in
+   the default Python distribution in a package named
+   ``python-argparse``. Consequently, the separate ``python-argparse``
+   recipe is no longer needed.
+
+-  ``telepathy-python, libtelepathy, telepathy-glib, telepathy-idle, telepathy-mission-control``:
+   All these recipes have moved to ``meta-oe`` and are consequently no
+   longer needed by any recipes in OpenEmbedded-Core.
+
+-  ``linux-yocto_3.10`` and ``linux-yocto_3.17``: Support for the
+   linux-yocto 3.10 and 3.17 kernels has been dropped. Support for the
+   3.14 kernel remains, while support for 3.19 kernel has been added.
+
+-  ``poky-feed-config-opkg``: This recipe has become obsolete and is no
+   longer needed. Use ``distro-feed-config`` from ``meta-oe`` instead.
+
+-  ``libav 0.8.x``: ``libav 9.x`` is now used.
+
+-  ``sed-native``: No longer needed. A working version of ``sed`` is
+   expected to be provided by the host distribution.
+
+.. _migration-1.8-bluez:
+
+BlueZ 4.x / 5.x Selection
+-------------------------
+
+Proper built-in support for selecting BlueZ 5.x in preference to the
+default of 4.x now exists. To use BlueZ 5.x, simply add "bluez5" to your
+:term:`DISTRO_FEATURES` value. If you had
+previously added append files (``*.bbappend``) to make this selection,
+you can now remove them.
+
+Additionally, a ``bluetooth`` class has been added to make selection of
+the appropriate bluetooth support within a recipe a little easier. If
+you wish to make use of this class in a recipe, add something such as
+the following::
+
+   inherit bluetooth
+   PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'bluetooth', '${BLUEZ}', '', d)}"
+   PACKAGECONFIG[bluez4] = "--enable-bluetooth,--disable-bluetooth,bluez4"
+   PACKAGECONFIG[bluez5] = "--enable-bluez5,--disable-bluez5,bluez5"
+
+.. _migration-1.8-kernel-build-changes:
+
+Kernel Build Changes
+--------------------
+
+The kernel build process was changed to place the source in a common shared work
+area and to place build artifacts separately in the source code tree. In theory,
+migration paths have been provided for most common usages in kernel recipes but
+this might not work in all cases. In particular, users need to ensure that
+``${S}`` (source files) and ``${B}`` (build artifacts) are used correctly in
+functions such as :ref:`ref-tasks-configure` and :ref:`ref-tasks-install`. For
+kernel recipes that do not inherit from :ref:`ref-classes-kernel-yocto` or
+include ``linux-yocto.inc``, you might wish to refer to the ``linux.inc`` file
+in the ``meta-oe`` layer for the kinds of changes you need to make. For reference,
+here is the
+:oe_git:`commit </meta-openembedded/commit/meta-oe/recipes-kernel/linux/linux.inc?id=fc7132ede27ac67669448d3d2845ce7d46c6a1ee>`
+where the ``linux.inc`` file in ``meta-oe`` was updated.
+
+Recipes that rely on the kernel source code and do not inherit the
+:ref:`module <ref-classes-module>` classes might need to add explicit
+dependencies on the :ref:`ref-tasks-shared_workdir` kernel task, for example::
+
+   do_configure[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_shared_workdir"
+
+.. _migration-1.8-ssl:
+
+SSL 3.0 is Now Disabled in OpenSSL
+----------------------------------
+
+SSL 3.0 is now disabled when building OpenSSL. Disabling SSL 3.0 avoids
+any lingering instances of the POODLE vulnerability. If you feel you
+must re-enable SSL 3.0, then you can add an append file (``*.bbappend``)
+for the ``openssl`` recipe to remove "-no-ssl3" from
+:term:`EXTRA_OECONF`.
+
+.. _migration-1.8-default-sysroot-poisoning:
+
+Default Sysroot Poisoning
+-------------------------
+
+``gcc's`` default sysroot and include directories are now "poisoned". In
+other words, the sysroot and include directories are being redirected to
+a non-existent location in order to catch when host directories are
+being used due to the correct options not being passed. This poisoning
+applies both to the cross-compiler used within the build and to the
+cross-compiler produced in the SDK.
+
+If this change causes something in the build to fail, it almost
+certainly means the various compiler flags and commands are not being
+passed correctly to the underlying piece of software. In such cases, you
+need to take corrective steps.
+
+.. _migration-1.8-rebuild-improvements:
+
+Rebuild Improvements
+--------------------
+
+Changes have been made to the :ref:`ref-classes-base`,
+:ref:`ref-classes-autotools`, and :ref:`ref-classes-cmake` classes to clean out
+generated files when the :ref:`ref-tasks-configure` task needs to be
+re-executed.
+
+One of the improvements is to attempt to run "make clean" during the
+:ref:`ref-tasks-configure` task if a ``Makefile`` exists. Some software packages
+do not provide a working clean target within their make files. If you
+have such recipes, you need to set
+:term:`CLEANBROKEN` to "1" within the recipe, for example::
+
+   CLEANBROKEN = "1"
+
+.. _migration-1.8-qa-check-and-validation-changes:
+
+QA Check and Validation Changes
+-------------------------------
+
+The following QA Check and Validation Changes have occurred:
+
+-  Usage of ``PRINC`` previously triggered a warning. It now triggers an
+   error. You should remove any remaining usage of ``PRINC`` in any
+   recipe or append file.
+
+-  An additional QA check has been added to detect usage of ``${D}`` in
+   :term:`FILES` values where :term:`D` values
+   should not be used at all. The same check ensures that ``$D`` is used
+   in ``pkg_preinst/pkg_postinst/pkg_prerm/pkg_postrm`` functions
+   instead of ``${D}``.
+
+-  :term:`S` now needs to be set to a valid value within a
+   recipe. If :term:`S` is not set in the recipe, the directory is not
+   automatically created. If :term:`S` does not point to a directory that
+   exists at the time the :ref:`ref-tasks-unpack` task
+   finishes, a warning will be shown.
+
+-  :term:`LICENSE` is now validated for correct
+   formatting of multiple licenses. If the format is invalid (e.g.
+   multiple licenses are specified with no operators to specify how the
+   multiple licenses interact), then a warning will be shown.
+
+.. _migration-1.8-miscellaneous-changes:
+
+Miscellaneous Changes
+---------------------
+
+The following miscellaneous changes have occurred:
+
+-  The ``send-error-report`` script now expects a "-s" option to be
+   specified before the server address. This assumes a server address is
+   being specified.
+
+-  The ``oe-pkgdata-util`` script now expects a "-p" option to be
+   specified before the ``pkgdata`` directory, which is now optional. If
+   the ``pkgdata`` directory is not specified, the script will run
+   BitBake to query :term:`PKGDATA_DIR` from the
+   build environment.
+
+