From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 1 06:45:44 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBDFE16A468 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 06:45:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ltning@anduin.net) Received: from anduin.net (anduin.net [213.225.74.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BBE113C46B for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 06:45:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ltning@anduin.net) Received: from [195.1.79.114] (helo=[192.168.1.2]) by anduin.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1JKpef-0006Ix-PK; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:45:42 +0100 Message-Id: <0AD0FFC0-32E3-410D-B391-682E69647533@anduin.net> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eirik_=D8verby?= To: Landon Fuller In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v915) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 07:45:35 +0100 References: <1A554062-5E54-4914-BC8A-AAD580D6EC27@anduin.net> <6643EEC4-3DEE-479D-9EA1-F907CB31B345@bikemonkey.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.915) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sparc64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:45:44 -0000 On Jan 31, 2008, at 11:44 PM, Landon Fuller wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2008, at 13:43, Eirik =D8verby wrote: > >> On Jan 31, 2008, at 10:37 PM, Landon Fuller wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jan 30, 2008, at 14:42, Eirik =D8verby wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> an old boring question coming up again... >>>> >>>> For various reasons we have some interest in getting Java running =20= >>>> on FreeBSD-SPARC64. Also, the sun4v platform is of interest, but =20= >>>> currently mostly academic such as the FreeBSD port to sun4v isn't =20= >>>> useful at this stage. >>>> >>>> We are using FreeBSD on a load of old SUN servers that their =20 >>>> owners can't or won't dispose of. Having Java available would =20 >>>> make these systems even more useful, and might bring in more =20 >>>> business for us. >>>> >>>> So, put plainly, what kind of man-hours are we talking about to =20 >>>> bring Java 1.5 to fbsd-sparc64? >>> >>> At first glance, it doesn't look to be more than a couple weeks of =20= >>> work (at the high end). Someone on the OpenJDK lists recently =20 >>> asked about Linux/Sparc, which would require roughly the same =20 >>> effort (implementing os_cpu for bsd_sparc): >>> = http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/hotspot-dev/2007-September/000138.h= tml >>> = http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/porters-dev/2008-January/000078.htm= l >>> >>>> And what kind of money/support/inspiration would be needed to =20 >>>> make this a priority? >>> >>> Seems like the biggest problem is access to freebsd/sparc64, and =20 >>> -- of course -- finding someone sufficiently excited about doing =20 >>> the porting work =3D) >> >> I can provide access to one or more jails on fbsd/sparc64. Even =20 >> host access can be considered if necessary. > > What's the status of svr4 emulation on sparc64? I forgot a critical =20= > piece; One needs a bootstrap JVM, and bootstrapping off of Sun's VM =20= > would make things easier. I have absolutely no idea whatsoever. /Eirik > > > -landonf