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

From: Philipp Ost <pj_at_smo.de>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 16:26:31 UTC 
On 10/19/24 07:49, Mathieu Arnold wrote:
> 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.

That is not correct. It states right there on this website that both 
big- and little-endian 64-bit PowerPC are projected to have Tier-2 
status in FreeBSD 15. 32-bit PowerPC will not be supported in 15.

Best
Philipp