Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:13:02 +0000 From: stefane@riseup.net To: ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a powerpc64 machine to test some ports on? Message-ID: <1729411822870.4184124151.4230121216@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <20241019150243.2c295e03@ralga.knownspace> References: <20241019150243.2c295e03@ralga.knownspace>
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Please, Unsubscribe me. My subscription email address could be stefane@disroot.org = or stefane.paris@gmail.com. Thanks in advance. Le samedi octobre 19 21:02:43 2024 (+02:00), Justin Hibbits a =C3=A9crit : > On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:49:15 +0200 > Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org> wrote: >=20 > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:19:33AM +0200, Ronald Klop wrote: > > > Thanks for the quick feedback. > > >=20 > > > I applied for the OSUOSL project. But I don't see any FreeBSD > > > project on the website. It looks very Linux oriented. Let's see if > > > it works out. > > >=20 > > > NB: the last powerpc64 package build looks to be from February '24. > > > Which makes me wonder if there is real interest in powerpc > > > ports/packages or that I should spend my time somewhere else as I > > > don't even have the hardware myself. =20 >=20 > Unfortunately the builders are currently broken. We need a powerpc dev > with enough time (at the right time) to work with clusteradm to fix > them. >=20 > >=20 > > I would say it is up to you, if you have the time and are willing, go > > for it, otherwise, there will be more important things to do : > >=20 > > According to this <https://www.freebsd.org/platforms/>, powerpc64 is > > Tier-2 in 13.x and 14.x, and will not be supported in 15. >=20 > powerpc and powerpcspe will not be supported in 15, but powerpc64 and > powerpc64le will. >=20 > - Justin >=20 > >=20 > > According to this > > <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/committers-guide/#_tier_2_develop= mental_and_niche_architectures> > > : > >=20 > > Tier 2 platforms are functional, but less mature FreeBSD > > platforms. They are not supported by the security officer, release > > engineering, and Ports Management Team. > >=20 > > The ports infrastructure should include basic support for Tier 2 > > architectures sufficient to support building ports and packages. > > This includes support for basic packages such as ports-mgmt/pkg, > > but there is no guarantee that arbitrary ports will be buildable or > > functional. > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --=20 Message envoy=C3=A9 avec Vivaldi Mail. T=C3=A9l=C3=A9chargez Vivaldi = gratuitement sur vivaldi.com
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