Re: Remove ppc32 support

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On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Al Dunsmuir <al.dunsmuir@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> but  removing  the  ability to build ppc32 at all seems excessive, and
>>>> certainly premature given the current situation.
>>
>>> Which is why I sent it as a patch instead of simply committed it.
>>> Discussion is requested.  At a minimum though, I really would like to
>>> drop the -smp flavor because it was of very limited use even when ppc
>>> was a primary arch and it adds the most complication to the spec.
>>
>> Thanks for clarifying that.
>>
>> The  problem  with  dropping smp is that I and other have smp hardware
>> that  we  would  like  to  use.  That is also likely the hardware that
>
> Yes, I've seen that.  I'm willing to hold off on the removal for a bit
> to see how quickly your effort gets off the ground.  I won't wait
> forever though.

So it's been not quite 2 months yet and I haven't seen or heard
anything about this being worked on.  How is the ppc32 effort going
and who is working on it?

josh
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