Feature request: support even older kernels
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- C++
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Description
I don't believe anyone actually uses these kernels in real life today, but just gonna leave this here if you are interested in adding support.
Context: https://github.com/pkgforge-dev/Anylinux-AppImages/pull/890
We can't support anything older than Ubuntu 6.10 because kernels older than that lack the `*at` syscalls, so no `openat` and dwarfs is unable do work:
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked Anylinux-AppImages pull request and investigating the `*at` syscall requirement described in the issue. Done means dwarfs can perform its work on kernels older than Ubuntu 6.10; no source files or tests are named, so the implementation entry point is not yet clear.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100