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Date:      Sat, 29 May 2021 15:07:53 -0500
From:      Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com>
To:        Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 13.0 packages?
Message-ID:  <050d9b25-772f-4dc8-d92d-d6cd70f0c376@gmail.com>
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On 5/28/21 11:49 PM, Mark Millard wrote:
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> On 2021-May-28, at 17:52, Jason Bacon <bacon4000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 5/26/21 9:40 PM, Mark Millard wrote:
>>> On 2021-May-20, at 17:26, Jason Bacon <bacon4000 at gmail.com> wrote:=

>>>> What's the plan for 13.0 powerpc64 packages?
>>>>
>>>> I have a Mac G5 I was using for port testing, but since upgrading to=
 13.0-RELEASE, there haven't been any binary packages for it.  Building e=
verything from source takes too long.
>>> https://pkg.freebsd.org has a link to:
>>> =E2=80=A2 FreeBSD:13:powerpc64 ( https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD%3A13=
%3Apowerpc64 )
>>> There the dates on things indicate that quarterly is newer
>>> than latest. meta.txz is reported as having date/time:
>>> 2021-May-20 07:07
>>> (as seen in the time zone I'm in).
>>> https://pkg-status.freebsd.org shows that jail 130powerpc64 started
>>> building on Tue, 18 May 2021 21:01:05 GMT and reached stopped:done:
>>> status, taking an elapsed time of 34:06:48 . It also reports that
>>> the server was: pylon .
>>> But the linked page:
>>> https://pkg-status.freebsd.org/builds/default:quarterly:130powerpc64:=
cdf5bfe36fe5:pylon
>>> reports only 1976 ports built of the only 4340 that were queued
>>> for that specific build.
>>> There was another jail that built far more: 130releng-powerpc64 is
>>> indicated to have built 23522 of the 30700 queued. It is listed
>>> as started on Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:48:51 GMT, having reached a
>>> status of stopped:crashed:, with an elapsed time of 73:28:43 .
>>> Also pylon.
>>> It appears that http://pylon.nyi.freebsd.org is not currently
>>> accessible. This limits what can be investigated.
>>> I would guess that:
>>> https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:13:powerpc64/quarterly/packagesite.tx=
z
>>> would give a clue what should be accessible via quarterly.
>>> It is listed as being 6058988 Bytes in size.
>>> =3D=3D=3D
>>> Mark Millard
>>> marklmi at yahoo.com
>>> ( dsl-only.net went
>>> away in early 2018-Mar)
>>
>> Thanks for the status update.  I'm actually more curious about the int=
entions for the future, though.  Are there plans to build current and/or =
quarterly packages for 13.0 on a regular rotation?  Is it just a matter o=
f manpower and hardware to get it rolling?
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> I've no direct knowledge. My only clue is evidence left behind.
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> The existing pylon package-builds include recent attempts
> (this month) and older ones:
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> git context:
> quarterly 130powerpc64        Tue, 18 May 2021 21:01:05 GMT  34:06:48
> quarterly 122powerpc64        Tue, 18 May 2021 02:34:32 GMT  18:26:26
> default   main-powerpc64      Sat, 08 May 2021 08:16:21 GMT  42:38:52
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> svn context:
> quarterly 130releng-powerpc64 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:48:51 GMT  73:57:51
> quarterly 121powerpc64        Sat, 23 Jan 2021 02:59:07 GMT  73:28:43
> default   head-powerpc64      Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:07:32 GMT 157:13:50
> default   120powerpc64        Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:37:02 GMT  01:25:55
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> That is all that
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> https://pkg-status.freebsd.org/builds?server=3Dpylon
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> shows. It suggests specific single attempts to build:
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> quarterly            for 13.0 and 12.2
> default [so: latest] for main [so: 14]
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> as well as a specific quarterly to go with release/13.0.0 's
> distribution (built in early April). (I ignore older here.)
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> But it also makes clear that there are fairly long periods
> between attempts, so regular builds of updated ports have not
> been part of the activity so far.
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> So far as I know, all the above are Big Endian for the
> context and target, no little endian jails (yet?).
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> pylon does seem to still be inaccessible (for looking at build
> logs and the like).
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>> Will support for big-endian wane as the focus shifts to LE?
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> I'm not aware of evidence left behind beyond the absence
> of any little endian jails in the list. If it goes that
> direction, it likely would take some time for little
> endian to become primary.
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> FYI:
> With old PowerMac failures and other issues, my powerpc64
> and 32-bit powerpc activity has largely stopped: it was
> only PowerMac based.
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> =3D=3D=3D
> Mark Millard
> marklmi at yahoo.com
> ( dsl-only.net went
> away in early 2018-Mar)
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Well, the quarterly status report from May 5 lists "Setup powerpc=20
pkgbuilder/ref/universal machines" under works in progress, but doesn't=20
provide any more info than that.

I'm hoping to see current packages built for 13.0 at some point.  That=20
would enable me to resume port testing on my Mac G5.

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Earth is a beta site.




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