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here is the log from the commit of package ipxe for openSUSE:Factory checked in 
at 2026-06-03 20:28:44
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Comparing /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/ipxe (Old)
 and      /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/.ipxe.new.1937 (New)
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Package is "ipxe"

Wed Jun  3 20:28:44 2026 rev:25 rq:1356995 version:1.21.1+git20250827.61b4585e2

Changes:
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--- /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/ipxe/ipxe.changes        2026-04-29 
19:22:22.540216608 +0200
+++ /work/SRC/openSUSE:Factory/.ipxe.new.1937/ipxe.changes      2026-06-03 
20:30:39.373693761 +0200
@@ -1,0 +2,7 @@
+Wed Jun  3 11:14:55 UTC 2026 - Dario Faggioli <[email protected]>
+
+- Restrict the build to x86_64 and aarch64, due to dependencies and
+  to the fact that these arch-es are the only ones where the ROMs
+  are useful. 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------

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Other differences:
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++++++ ipxe.spec ++++++
--- /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.aqn6ES/_old  2026-06-03 20:30:40.281731366 +0200
+++ /var/tmp/diff_new_pack.aqn6ES/_new  2026-06-03 20:30:40.281731366 +0200
@@ -65,11 +65,17 @@
 BuildRequires:  xz-devel
 # For QEMU ROMs
 BuildRequires:  ovmf-tools
-# Does not build on bigendian
-ExcludeArch:    s390 s390x ppc ppc64
-# ix86 does not have a cross-x86_64 gcc available so it can't build
-# the x86_64 ipxe code. As a result of which, the support for ix86
-# is more limited.
+
+# iPXE provide ROMs only for x86 (Legacy BIOS/UEFI) and ARM (UEFI) targets.
+# However, it depends on ovmf-tools (for building) and:
+# - ovmf-tools is only available on x86_64, aarch64 and riscv64.
+# Furthermore, it does not build on bigendian arch-es (s390, s390x, ppc,
+# ppc64) while, for ppc64le:
+# - on Baremetal: ppc64le uses Petitboot/OPAL;
+# - for KVM/QEMU: pseries machines use SLOF (Open Firmware).
+# We can, therefore, restrict the to only x86_64 and ARM64, which is also
+# where the binaries are necessary and are actually executable.
+ExclusiveArch:  x86_64 aarch64
 
 %description
 iPXE is a network bootloader. It provides a direct

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