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Status

(blue star) Healthy

(green star) Could be improved

(star) Needs attention

(red star) Likely to be an issue in the future

Patch State

- : No patch

(lightbulb): Minor patch

(plus): Functionality patch 

(minus): Major changes

Core External Tools

NameCurrentRelease DateStatusPatchCommentLatestRelease DateRHEL/CentOS 7RHEL/CentOS 8Upgrade Release
Boost [1]1.662017-12(blue star)(lightbulb)
1.772021-081.531.66 (tick)-
Swig [1]3.0.122017-01(blue star)-
4.0.22020-062.0.103.0.12 (tick)-
Tcl/Tk [1][2]8.5.192016-02(star)-
8.6.112020-128.5.138.6.8-
Maven [1]3.6.02018-10(green star)-
3.8.32021-093.0.53.5.4-
Ant [1]1.10.52018-07(blue star)-
1.10.112021-071.9.41.10.5 (tick)-
Eclipse [1]4.112019-03(green star)-
4.222021-12---
PyEnv [1]1.2.212020-10(blue star)-
2.1.02021-10---

History (Since 2020OCT)

Legend

(question): Candidate (ACS Medium/Long Term Plan)

(info): Proposed (SCCB Created)

(warning): Approved (SCCB Approved)

(tick): Done (Implemented in Release)

(error): Rejected (SCCB Rejected / Technical Issues Prevented Change)

Changes

NameReleaseOriginalNewStatusTicketComment
Boost2020OCT1.601.66(tick)

Upgrading to same version as RHEL 8. Aiming to depend on O.S. version in the future.
PyEnv2020DECLatest1.2.21(tick)

Change open version to use latest available at the time (2020-10-20)
Boost2022FEB1.661.66(question)
Use O.S. package if available
Swig2022FEB3.0.123.0.12(question)
Use O.S. package if available
Tcl/Tk2022APR8.5.198.6.8(question)

Upgrading to same version as RHEL 8. Aiming to depend on O.S. version in the future.

May require additional libraries and/or scripts to be installed with ACS

PyEnv2022APR1.2.21>=2.1.0(question)

Maven2022JUN3.6.0>=3.8.3(question)

Eclipse2022JUN4.11>=4.22(question)