Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 18:26:31 +0200 From: Philipp Ost <pj@smo.de> To: Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org>, Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a powerpc64 machine to test some ports on? Message-ID: <45a6f338-7ba5-4b92-b76d-bcbfb437a1af@smo.de> In-Reply-To: <ilqbs2munvgjamifwu7sshrjr277wrffpd56dxegnst7hrubhz@v3goiepsklpg> References: <373291853.2182.1729156860720@localhost> <2146362566.2300.1729157220224@localhost> <1030512887.1617037.1729220071065@privateemail.com> <CAOpTx7Ej58q-Xvj8V2xGSX5tUUft0M1m2woKiAMBx4EZKTohEw@mail.gmail.com> <482711433.16142.1729239573045@localhost> <ilqbs2munvgjamifwu7sshrjr277wrffpd56dxegnst7hrubhz@v3goiepsklpg>
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On 10/19/24 07:49, Mathieu Arnold wrote: > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:19:33AM +0200, Ronald Klop wrote: >> Thanks for the quick feedback. >> >> I applied for the OSUOSL project. But I don't see any FreeBSD project on the website. It looks very Linux oriented. Let's see if it works out. >> >> NB: the last powerpc64 package build looks to be from February '24. Which makes me wonder if there is real interest in powerpc ports/packages or that I should spend my time somewhere else as I don't even have the hardware myself. > > I would say it is up to you, if you have the time and are willing, go > for it, otherwise, there will be more important things to do : > > According to this <https://www.freebsd.org/platforms/>, powerpc64 is > Tier-2 in 13.x and 14.x, and will not be supported in 15. That is not correct. It states right there on this website that both big- and little-endian 64-bit PowerPC are projected to have Tier-2 status in FreeBSD 15. 32-bit PowerPC will not be supported in 15. Best Philipp
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