The 17.0 major release is coming on May 16, 2024! This version brings many exciting improvements to GitLab, but also removes some deprecated features. We are introducing three breaking change windows during which we expect breaking changes to be deployed to GitLab.com. You can read more about it on our blogpost. The second breaking change window begins 2024-04-29 09:00 UTC and ends 2024-05-01 22:00 UTC.
"True" static linking, where the dynamic loader (normally ld-linux-*.so.*) is not invoked, currently produces binaries that perform invalid memory references and crash, likely due to some type of miscommunication between the linker and the compiler. This MR disables true static linking until a more permanent solution is found.