From owner-freebsd-alpha Tue Jan 22 13:37:50 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC0D237B404; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:37:44 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g0MLbfD88371; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 22:37:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 22:37:41 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: m p Cc: murray@FreeBSD.org, stable@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: building the alpha ports (was Re: cvsup in 4.5-RC2) Message-ID: <20020122223741.A71778@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20020122211752.52736.qmail@web13302.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020122211752.52736.qmail@web13302.mail.yahoo.com>; from sumirati@yahoo.de on Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 10:17:52PM +0100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.5-PRERELEASE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 10:17:52PM +0100, m p wrote: > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > > > Don't worry about that. The ports freeze is scheduled for 26 January, > > > and our fantastic ports team will build all packages for the release > > > at that time. > > > > Make that "x86 packages". It looks like there will be no packages > > at all for Alpha given that the Alpha ports cluster is somewhat > > mysteriously AWOL it seems. > > > > Hi, > > I renew my offer to spend for the building process a AlphaStation with 333 MHz > and a 4 GB disk (perhaps I am able to get some more .. but that is not for sure > at the moment) and 256 MB RAM (that is all i can recall from memory about the > machine). I just saw a mail that at least one of the Alpha port building machines is back online. There is sufficient hardware out there (in the US) but they had been moved (?) and needed local people to tweak them. People, I might add, already starved for free time W/ -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message