F-Droid Build Servers Struggle with Outdated CPUs, Blocking App Updates
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nativeforks
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
F-Droid's build servers are facing issues with outdated CPUs, preventing many Android apps from publishing updates if they use Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) 8.12.0 or Gradle 9.0. The problem stems from Google's new aapt2 binary requiring CPU instructions (SSE4.1, SSSE3) that F-Droid's hardware lacks. This issue, reminiscent of a 2021 problem, now affects hundreds of apps, forcing developers to downgrade tools to maintain functionality.
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Google’s new aapt2 binary in AGP 8.12.0 started requiring CPU instructions (SSE4.1, SSSE3) that F-Droid’s build farm hardware doesn’t support.
This is similar to a 2021 AGP 4.1.0 issue, but it has returned, and now affects hundreds of apps.
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