Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 01:18:48 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r46185 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201501100118.t0A1Imgg003690@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: bjk Date: Sat Jan 10 01:18:47 2015 New Revision: 46185 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/46185 Log: Add linux emulation ports' report Approved by: hrs (mentor, blanket) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-10-2014-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-10-2014-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-10-2014-12.xml Sat Jan 10 01:09:19 2015 (r46184) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-10-2014-12.xml Sat Jan 10 01:18:47 2015 (r46185) @@ -1970,4 +1970,85 @@ </help> </project> + <project cat='ports'> + <title>Linux emulation ports</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Johannes</given> + <common>Meixner</common> + </name> + <email>xmj@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Allan</given> + <common>Jude</common> + </name> + <email>allanjude@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Vassilis</given> + <common>Laganakos</common> + </name> + <email>vassilis@einval.com </email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="https://github.com/allanjude/linux-ports">contains + additions for CentOS 6.5 64bit ports</url> + <url href="https://github.com/vassilisl/freebsd-linux_base-f20">contains + a work in progress of the Fedora 20 ports</url> + <url href="https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/user/dchagin/lemul/">contains + base Linux emulation enhancements required for 64 bit + support</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>The ports framework's Linux emulation stack was upgraded to + include CentOS 6.6 on November 11. After smoothing out + several bugs that had been introduced, we have been able to bump + the default version of the Linux userland from Fedora 10 to + CentOS 6.6 on December 9. Providing a more + modern Linux userland and supporting libraries allows a great + number of Linux applications to be run on &os;. The goal + behind providing an updated Fedora-based userland is to support + more desktop-oriented applications, which require newer libraries + than are provided by CentOS 6. Providing 64-bit versions of + the CentOS userland will allow applications that are only + available in 64-bit form, such as a number of scientific and math + related applications, to be run on &os;. Support for 64-bit + binaries also requires the 64-bit Linux kernel emulation layer + from the lemul branch, which requires more testing and review + before being merged into HEAD.</p> + </body> + + <sponsor>Perceivon Hosting Inc.</sponsor> + <sponsor>ScaleEngine Inc.</sponsor> + + <help> + <task> + <p>Update Allan Jude's 64-bit Linux ports to CentOS 6.6.</p> + </task> + + <task> + <p>Add Fedora 20 base/userland ports to ports/head.</p> + </task> + + <task> + <p>Refactor <tt>Mk/bsd.linux-*.mk</tt> to facilitate above additions.</p> + </task> + + <task> + <p>Promote testing and merging of Dmitry Chagin's lemul branch. + (Updated Linux kernel emulation, and 64-bit support)</p> + </task> + </help> + </project> + </report>
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