CEKit 3.0.0 released

      3 min read        release

Phew, that was quite some work, but we made it finally! We’re very happy to announce immediate availability of CEKit 3.0.0! Before we dive into details we would like to thank following people for their help on the release (no particular order) Jonathan Dowland; bug reports, testing, feedback Ken Wills, testing, feedback Nick Cross; contributions David Ward; testing, feedback It also a great time to thank David Becvarik, previous CEKit project leader, for his dedication to make CEKit a better project 👏 Thank you and good luck in your new role!

Module merging changes

      3 min read        3.0 · development

We are very close to release CEKit version 3.0. This is a great time to discuss one of the biggest changes we made in the codebase in preparation for 3.0: the module merging process rewrite. Old style merging Since early days of CEKit all modules were processed and merged internally. What does it mean? Let’s imagine we have an image descriptor that requires a few modules to install. These modules can define anything what is available in the module descriptor.

Upcoming changes in CLI

      3 min read        3.0 · development

As part of CEKit 3.0 development we spend some time on reviewing existing 2.x code. Many areas were identified where an of improvements were identified and some of them were already adjusted! We plan series of blog posts about most important changes that will be part of CEKit 3.0. This is the first one. One of the parts that was under heavy review was the CLI itself. We found that the CLI was bloated and the usage was not clear at all.

CEKit 2.2.7 released

      1 min read        release

A fresh bugfix 2.2.7 release is now out! One of our users found two issues related to artifact handling in the OSBS builder. See changelog below for issue details. CEKit 2.2.7 is immediately available for upgrade. Changelog Artifacts are not downloaded from unsuccessful builds in Koji, #415 Handling artifacts that specify target has been fixed in the OSBS builder, #414

Welcome to our new website!

      1 min read        general

It took quite some time to prepare it, but we finally made it! Welcome to the official CEKit website. You can expect to have the latest information related to the project available on this blog. The CEKit team will try to feed you with articles and guides to make the use of the project more pleasant. Besides this you will exactly know what’s cooking next in the development branch.