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Support Information
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Supported Platforms
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For Botan 3, the tier-1 supported platforms are
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* Linux x86-64, GCC 11.2 or later
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* Linux x86-64, Clang 14 or later
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* Linux aarch64, GCC 11.2 or later
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* Linux ppc64le, GCC 11.2 or later
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* Windows x86-64, Visual C++ 2022 or later
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These platforms are all tested by continuous integration, and the developers
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have access to hardware in order to test patches. Problems affecting these
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platforms are considered release blockers.
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For Botan 3, the tier-2 supported platforms are
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* macOS x86-64, latest XCode Clang
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* iOS aarch64, latest XCode Clang
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* Windows x86-64, latest MinGW GCC
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* Android aarch64, latest NDK Clang
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* Linux arm32, GCC 11.2 or later
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* Linux x86-32, GCC 11.2 or later
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* FreeBSD x86-64, Clang 14 or later
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.. note::
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Notice that the minimum version requirements for XCode and NDK is different
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from other compilers. With GCC or Clang, we fix the minimum required compiler
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version and aim to maintain that support for the entire lifecycle of
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Botan 3. In contrast, for XCode and NDK the minimum version is floating;
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namely, we will only support the very latest version. It's possible earlier
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versions will work, but this is not guaranteed.
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.. note::
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As of June 2023, it is known that at least XCode 13.3 is required, since
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earlier versions did not support certain C++20 language features that the
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library uses. XCode 15.0 or higher is recommended.
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.. note::
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For Android, NDK 26 is required
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Some (but not all) of the tier-2 platforms are tested by CI. Everything should
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work, and if problems are encountered, the developers will probably be able to
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help. But they are not as carefully tested as tier-1.
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Of course most other modern OSes such as QNX, AIX, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and Solaris
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also work just fine. Some are tested occasionally, usually just before a new
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release. But very little code specific to these platforms is written by the
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primary developers. For example, any functionality in the library which
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utilizes OpenBSD specific APIs was likely contributed by someone interested in
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that platform.
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In theory any working C++20 compiler is fine but in practice, we only regularly
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test with GCC, Clang, and Visual C++. Several other compilers (such as IBM XLC,
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Intel C++, and Sun Studio) are supported by the build system but are not tested
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by the developers and may have build or codegen problems. Patches to improve
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support for these compilers is welcome.
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Branch Support Status
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Following table provides the support status for Botan branches, as of
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July 2023.
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"Active development" refers to adding new features and optimizations. At the
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conclusion of the active development phase, only bugfixes are applied.
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End of life dates may be extended as circumstances warrant.
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============== ============== ========================== ============
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Branch First Release End of Active Development End of Life
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============== ============== ========================== ============
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Botan 1.8 2008-12-08 2010-08-31 2016-02-13
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Botan 1.10 2011-06-20 2012-07-10 2018-12-31
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Botan 2 2017-01-06 2020-11-05 2024-12-31 or later
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Botan 3 2023-04-11 ? 2026-12-31 or later
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============== ============== ========================== ============
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Getting Help
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------------------
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To get help with Botan, open an issue on
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`GitHub <https://github.com/randombit/botan/issues>`_
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