elbe 15.8 (2026-01-13)

Features

  • Allow <archive> and <archivedir> in pbuilder source specification.

  • Install more cmake and pkgconfig configuration files to the SDK.

  • Record source package information in source.xml.

Bugfixes

  • Add all files from -dev packages to the SDK.

  • Always use custom mount options when mounting. These might be necessary for compression for example.

  • Be compatible with lxml >= 6.0.

  • Fix –help of subcommands.

  • Fix builds with custom .orig.tar.gz.

  • Fix custom mkfs options for ubifs.

  • Forward SSH port for QEMU initvm.

Deprecations and Removals

  • Drop support for obsolete ‘linaro’ architectures.

  • Drop support for obsolete ‘virtio’ architectures.

  • Drop support for the obsolete ppcspe architecture.