Background
Auron currently builds exclusively in a CentOS 7 environment. Since CentOS 7 has reached end-of-life, this limits compatibility and future maintainability.
Goal
Introduce cross-platform build support for multiple mainstream Linux distributions:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Rocky Linux 8
- Debian 11–13
Expected Outcome
- Modernized, EOL-free build environment
- Consistent behavior across multiple Linux distributions
- Better alignment with Apache project infrastructure standards