From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 25 10:40:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FACD106567B for ; Sun, 25 May 2008 10:40:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7906C8FC0C for ; Sun, 25 May 2008 10:40:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m4PAe1h2025929 for ; Sun, 25 May 2008 10:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m4PAe1JV025928; Sun, 25 May 2008 10:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 10:40:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200805251040.m4PAe1JV025928@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Gabor PALI Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 196891065675 for ; Sun, 25 May 2008 10:34:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pali.gabor@googlemail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EED28FC17 for ; Sun, 25 May 2008 10:34:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pali.gabor@googlemail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so1056890fgb.35 for ; Sun, 25 May 2008 03:34:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.83.2 with SMTP id g2mr2562514fgb.54.1211711678312; Sun, 25 May 2008 03:34:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pgj@FreeBSD.org ( [80.99.205.120]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e20sm10894570fga.7.2008.05.25.03.34.36 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 25 May 2008 03:34:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by pgj@FreeBSD.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 25 May 2008 12:34:35 +0200 Message-Id: <483940bd.1438560a.6901.ffff8e1a@mx.google.com> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 12:34:35 +0200 From: "Gabor PALI" Sender: =?UTF-8?B?UMOBTEkgR8OhYm9yIErDoW5vcw==?= To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/123973: [patch] Update Supported Architectures in FAQ X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Gabor PALI List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 10:40:01 -0000 >Number: 123973 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] Update Supported Architectures in FAQ >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun May 25 10:40:01 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gabor PALI >Release: FreeBSD 6.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD disznohal 6.3-STABLE FreeBSD 6.3-STABLE #4: Fri Apr 4 23:29:43 CEST 2008 dezzy@disznohal:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC_ i386 >Description: The FreeBSD FAQ is getting old in the sense of description of supported architectures. Because support for Alpha is officially removed in FreeBSD 7.X and many new platforms are introduced since the last update, I think the parts referring to them should be updated. I created a patch to formulate this. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- books.faq.patch.10.diff begins here --- Index: book.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.811 diff -u -r1.811 book.sgml --- book.sgml 12 Apr 2008 20:13:12 -0000 1.811 +++ book.sgml 25 May 2008 09:08:00 -0000 @@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ Briefly, FreeBSD is a &unix; like operating system for - the Alpha/AXP, AMD64 and &intel; EM64T, &i386; IA-64, - PC-98, and &ultrasparc; platforms + AMD64 and &intel; EM64T, &i386; PC-98, IA-64, &arm;, &powerpc; + and &ultrasparc; platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's 4.4BSD-Lite release, with some 4.4BSD-Lite2 enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William @@ -1952,9 +1952,7 @@ options PAE &os;/pc98 has a limit of 4 GB memory, and PAE can not - be used with it. On &os;/alpha, the limit on memory depends - on the type of hardware in use - consult the Alpha Hardware - Release Notes for details. Other architectures + be used with it. Other architectures supported by &os; have much higher theoretical limits on maximum memory (many terabytes). @@ -2137,13 +2135,11 @@ - Yes. FreeBSD currently runs on the Intel x86 and DEC - (now Compaq) Alpha architectures. As of FreeBSD 5.0, the - AMD64 and Intel EM64T, IA-64, and &sparc64; architectures - are also supported. Upcoming platforms are &mips; and - &powerpc;, join the &a.ppc; or the &a.mips; respectively - for more information about ongoing work on these - platforms. For general discussion on new architectures, + Yes. FreeBSD currently runs on the Intel x86 and the AMD64 + architectures. The Intel EM64T, IA-64, &arm;, &powerpc;, sun4v and + &sparc64; architectures are also supported. Upcoming platforms are &mips; + and &s390;, join the &a.mips; for more information about ongoing work on + the &mips; platform. For general discussion on new architectures, join the &a.platforms;. If your machine has a different architecture and you @@ -4179,7 +4175,7 @@ license allows them to be used in closed-source software. Contact Apps2go for the least expensive ELF &motif; 2.1.20 distribution for FreeBSD - (either &i386; or Alpha). + (&i386;). There are two distributions, the development edition and the runtime edition (for --- books.faq.patch.10.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: