Docs: add linux-arm64 to supported platforms - #22444
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Add arm64 to the Linux row of the customer-facing supported-platforms table, following the existing macOS Apple Silicon precedent. Marked as beta via a new footnote. Part of native Linux Arm64 support. Release-gated: must land together with the actual arm release. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Replace the Apple Silicon supported-platforms footnote with guidance on when Rosetta 2 is needed: building your code during analysis requires Rosetta 2, while analyzing an interpreted language or using build mode none runs natively. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates supported-platform documentation for Linux arm64 and clarifies Apple Silicon requirements.
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- Adds beta Linux arm64 support.
- Clarifies when Apple Silicon requires Rosetta 2.
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Updates platform architecture entries and footnotes. |
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I think we generally don't have empty lines between these.
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Why
Linux on arm64 is becoming a supported CodeQL platform, so the customer-facing supported-platforms matrix (published to codeql.github.com) needs to list it. While here, the existing Apple Silicon footnote is clarified and brought up to date.
What changed
Single file:
docs/codeql/reusables/supported-platforms.rst(a reusable.. include::-d bysystem-requirements.rst).arm64alongsidex86-64, marked beta via a new[1]footnote. Footnotes are numbered by their order of appearance in the table (Linux[1], macOS[2]).[2]): replace the old "currently in beta" line with practical guidance on when Rosetta 2 is needed. Building your code during analysis requires Rosetta 2; analyzing an interpreted language or using build modenoneruns natively. Apple Silicon is well past beta, so the beta wording is dropped.Release timing
These docs publish with the next CodeQL release, which lines up with the public Linux arm64 rollout, so there is no risk of documenting the platform ahead of availability.
Open decision
The Linux arm64 entry is drafted as beta. Flipping it to GA is a one-line change: drop the
[1]footnote reference from the Linux cell and remove the[1]definition.Validation
The csv-table parses cleanly under
docutils --strict; both footnote references resolve. Docs-only change, no build/test impact.