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Type: Task
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Priority: Unknown
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Affects Version/s: None
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Component/s: Platform Support
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Scope
- Document alternative for "generic" Linux binary.
- Remove Evergreen tasks for RHEL 6.2.
Background & Motivation
libbson (a bundled dependency) does not test with RHEL 6.2. This resulted in necessary workarounds to upgrade libbson as part of MONGOCRYPT-685.
Process to drop support of an OS+Arch or Compiler suggests criteria for dropping.
https://endoflife.date/rhel notes RHEL 6.2 "Extended Life Cycle Support" ends 30 Jun 2024.
The Java bindings use the RHEL 6.2 binary as the generic Linux binary.
The Python bindings document use of RHEL 6.2 binary as the generic Linux binary.