Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:22:08 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Justin Hibbits <jrh29@alumni.cwru.edu> Cc: FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ppc64 snapshot Message-ID: <4BBB6DC0.3030808@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <g2kfd9cd3451004041522pec1d3740l7e3551284b619b5@mail.gmail.com> References: <g2kfd9cd3451004041522pec1d3740l7e3551284b619b5@mail.gmail.com>
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Justin Hibbits wrote: > I just got my hands on a dual-core G5 (Late 2005), and want to throw > -CURRENT on it. Is there a snapshot available with the recent ppc64 changes > that I could test out? > > - Justin > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I just finished implementing the last missing feature in the 64-bit PowerPC port, and there are no more 64-bit-specific bugs that I know about. Once M. Warner Losh's build system changes are in the tree, I will submit a final patch set for review, and merge it to head, but the port should be completely usable at this point. System Compatibility: - Apple G5 machines Caveats: - Do not run ofwdump on an SMP system, as it can cause hangs (also a 32-bit bug) - Many ports (e.g. X and GTK) need patches not currently in the ports tree to compile, since this is a new platform Instructions: svn co http://svn.freebsd.org/base/projects/ppc64 cd ppc64 make buildworld buildkernel installkernel installworld distribution DESTDIR=/path/to/installation TARGET_ARCH=powerpc64 I would appreciate any feedback or tests, as well as testing on 32-bit Book-E systems to make sure I did not break anything. Many thanks to Andreas Tobler for his tireless testing efforts during development of this port. -Nathan
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