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

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Le samedi octobre 19 21:02:43 2024 (+02:00), Justin Hibbits a écrit :

> On Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:49:15 +0200
> Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org> 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.  
> 
> 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.
> 
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> powerpc and powerpcspe will not be supported in 15, but powerpc64 and
> powerpc64le will.
> 
> - Justin
> 
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> 
> 
> 

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