From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 18 20:21:47 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B26CC16A4CE for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 20:21:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.seekingfire.com (coyote.seekingfire.com [24.72.10.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D2E443D55 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 20:21:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tillman@seekingfire.com) Received: by mail.seekingfire.com (Postfix, from userid 500) id 6B9B2F4; Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:21:44 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:21:44 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040119042144.GC24105@seekingfire.com> References: <20040106095942.O66232@beagle.fokus.fraunhofer.de> <20040106182824.GA42422@dragon.nuxi.com> <20040107174346.GA50142@dragon.nuxi.com> <20040111093043.GA11120@dragon.nuxi.com> <40096688.7040304@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . X-GPG-Key-ID: 828AFC7B X-GPG-Fingerprint: 5584 14BA C9EB 1524 0E68 F543 0F0A 7FBC 828A FC7B X-GPG-Key: http://www.seekingfire.com/gpg_key.asc X-Urban-Legend: There is lots of hidden information in headers User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Subject: Re: Gearing up for 64-bit time_t on sparc64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 04:21:47 -0000 On Sun, Jan 18, 2004 at 10:06:11PM -0500, Garance A Drosihn wrote: > A few people have tried my script and followed the instructions > in my special "UPDATING.64BTT" file. No one as reported any > problems to me, and at least a few people have reported that it > has worked for them. That's good to hear. > I agree with your view, but I am not sure what is appropriate for > me to do at this point. I could just commit the "installworld_nk" > and "UPDATING.64BTT" files to /usr/src, but it wouldn't surprise > me if that caused a few people to scream at me. Heh ;-) > Also, as mentioned in the UPDATING.64BTT file, we need to have a > binary-version of 'cvsup-without-gui' available, one which has been > compiled on a 64-bit time_t system. I have one of those, so it's > a matter of where should we put it for people who will need it. I'm waiing for such a plan to be announced, myself :-) While I don't mind taking a /few/ risks with my Ultra 5, it runs a public website and I'd like to minimize downtime. I also have 137 ports installed and I'll need to rebuild them all (for safety) and having a working cvsup is definitely a benefit. That reminds me ... I've trying to move to a system where my i386 -STABLE build host holds the ports tree for my -CURRENT machines as well (to offload the cvsup and INDEX building, but not the package building). I've received a couple of great hints from the stable@ mailing list on this. I wanted to confirm (if possible) that the move to 64bit time_t on Sparc doesn't/shouldn't impact on this. Any opinion on this? Thanks, -T -- If you are not happy here and now, you never will be. Taisen Deshimaru