Release v2026.08.0
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global.partitions.first_usable_lba removed
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The ``global.partitions.first_usable_lba`` variable has been removed.
Use ``global.partitions.first_partition_offset`` instead.

The new variable is a byte offset used by free-space searches for new
partitions, for example ``parted mkpart_size``. The default is
``8388608`` bytes (8 MiB). To keep an old configuration, multiply the
old ``first_usable_lba`` value by 512.

ARCH=arm64
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Use of ``ARCH=arm`` for 64-bit ARM builds is deprecated and now emits
a warning. Users should change build scripts to use ``ARCH=arm64``
instead when targetting ARMv8.