Re: Is there a powerpc64 machine to test some ports on?

From: Mathieu Arnold <mat_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:49:15 UTC 
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 10:19:33AM +0200, Ronald Klop wrote:
> Thanks for the quick feedback.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.

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 :

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.

According to this <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/committers-guide/#_tier_2_developmental_and_niche_architectures> :

    Tier 2 platforms are functional, but less mature FreeBSD platforms.
    They are not supported by the security officer, release engineering,
    and Ports Management Team.

    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.

-- 
Mathieu Arnold