doc/using/platform-support.chapter.md

   1 # Platform Support {#chap-platform-support}
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   3 Packages receive varying degrees of support, both in terms of maintainer attention and available computation resources for continuous integration (CI).
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   5 Below is the list of the best supported platforms:
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   7 - `x86_64-linux`: Highest level of support.
   8 - `aarch64-linux`: Well supported, with most packages building successfully in CI.
   9 - `aarch64-darwin`: Receives better support than `x86_64-darwin`.
  10 - `x86_64-darwin`: Receives some support.
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  12 There are many other platforms with varying levels of support.
  13 The provisional platform list in [Appendix A] of [RFC046], while not up to date, can be used as guidance.
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  15 A more formal definition of the platform support tiers is provided in [RFC046], but has not been fully implemented yet.
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  17 [RFC046]: https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0046-platform-support-tiers.md
  18 [Appendix A]: https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0046-platform-support-tiers.md#appendix-a-non-normative-description-of-platforms-in-november-2019