From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 6 17:22:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 771FA1065672 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 17:22:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from adsum.doit.wisc.edu (adsum.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CA818FC20 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 17:22:11 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0L0G00802TKYYC00@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:22:10 -0500 (CDT) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net (adsl-99-135-75-4.dsl.mdsnwi.sbcglobal.net [99.135.75.4]) by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0L0G0084ETKXR600@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:22:10 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:22:08 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: Justin Hibbits Message-id: <4BBB6DC0.3030808@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=99.135.75.4 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-12, Version=5.5.5.374460, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.1.369594, Antispam-Data: 2010.4.6.170926, SenderIP=99.135.75.4 References: User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100320) Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML Subject: Re: ppc64 snapshot X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:22:11 -0000 Justin Hibbits wrote: > I just got my hands on a dual-core G5 (Late 2005), and want to throw > -CURRENT on it. Is there a snapshot available with the recent ppc64 changes > that I could test out? > > - Justin > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I just finished implementing the last missing feature in the 64-bit PowerPC port, and there are no more 64-bit-specific bugs that I know about. Once M. Warner Losh's build system changes are in the tree, I will submit a final patch set for review, and merge it to head, but the port should be completely usable at this point. System Compatibility: - Apple G5 machines Caveats: - Do not run ofwdump on an SMP system, as it can cause hangs (also a 32-bit bug) - Many ports (e.g. X and GTK) need patches not currently in the ports tree to compile, since this is a new platform Instructions: svn co http://svn.freebsd.org/base/projects/ppc64 cd ppc64 make buildworld buildkernel installkernel installworld distribution DESTDIR=/path/to/installation TARGET_ARCH=powerpc64 I would appreciate any feedback or tests, as well as testing on 32-bit Book-E systems to make sure I did not break anything. Many thanks to Andreas Tobler for his tireless testing efforts during development of this port. -Nathan