From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 4 00:51:46 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7C8F16A420 for ; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:51:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@FreeBSD.org) Received: from weak.local (pointyhat.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2b]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C90F13C4A5; Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:51:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: <472D17A0.2030504@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:51:44 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Craig Butler References: <200711011822.25884.linimon@lonesome.com> <472B39A8.3070708@alaska.net> <472CD183.8080905@FreeBSD.org> <472D149A.2040400@lerwick.hopto.org> In-Reply-To: <472D149A.2040400@lerwick.hopto.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Mark Linimon , Christian Baer , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Doesn't anything work around here? X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:51:46 -0000 Craig Butler wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: >> Royce Williams wrote: >>> Mark Linimon wrote, on 11/1/2007 3:22 PM: >>>> The latest sparc64-7 run is continuing. With the limited number of >>>> sparc64 machines we have, the elapsed time for even _incremental_ >>>> builds is on the order of 3-5 weeks, depending on what's changed in >>>> the meantime. Once that gets done, I'll probably do another pass. >>> >>> I've started a couple of threads in the past about offering to chip in >>> for hardware to support builds, and especially sparc64 freebsd-update. >>> >>> To move forward on that, what is the 'best bang for the buck' hardware >>> that the project could use? >> >> To be minimally useful for package builds the machines would need at >> least 512MB RAM (preferably more, at least 1GB), and CPU speed is >> obviously highly important (but also hard to come by with sparc64 >> hardware). >> >> Kris >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > What about us running the builds for you ? Our company is about to > invest in some dated b1600 full of sparc blades. I am sure I can borrow > some cpu time from them ;) We would need remote access, the builds are managed from a centralized server. If that is possible then this might be useful. Kris