Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:02:43 -0400 From: Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@FreeBSD.org> To: Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org> Cc: Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws>, FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a powerpc64 machine to test some ports on? Message-ID: <20241019150243.2c295e03@ralga.knownspace> 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 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:49:15 +0200 Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org> 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. Unfortunately the builders are currently broken. We need a powerpc dev with enough time (at the right time) to work with clusteradm to fix them. > > 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. powerpc and powerpcspe will not be supported in 15, but powerpc64 and powerpc64le will. - Justin > > According to this > <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/committers-guide/#_tier_2_developmental_and_niche_architectures>; > : > > Tier 2 platforms are functional, but less mature FreeBSD > platforms. They are not supported by the security officer, release > engineering, and Ports Management Team. > > The ports infrastructure should include basic support for Tier 2 > architectures sufficient to support building ports and packages. > This includes support for basic packages such as ports-mgmt/pkg, > but there is no guarantee that arbitrary ports will be buildable or > functional. >
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