On Tue, 19 May 2009 05:53:10 -0700 Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 02:17:20PM +0200, Laurent GUERBY wrote: > > > On Mon, 2009-05-18 at 23:47 +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote: > > > Yes, invaluable for native builds and there is a considerable > > > number of software packages which is not capable of being > > > cross-compiled, or requires extreme contortions to be built this > > > way, or if buildable with a reasonable effort, the functionality > > > is limited. Besides a three-stage GCC bootstrap is a good way of > > > verifying the quality of the tool, never mind standard > > > DejaGNU-based regression testing which although possible using > > > cross-tools and a remote target, is awfully painful to be set up > > > this way. > > > > For MIPS in the GCC Compile Farm http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/CompileFarm > > (which is open to all free software, not limited to GCC) we > > have two loongson-2f based netbooks on which a GCC bootstrap > > and check is manageable. > > > > Right now this farm is more oriented towards upstream userland > > developpers debug/test cycles - they get access to 12 architectures > > when they sign in. It's not really oriented towards porting > > kernel/distributions or building distribution packages which is > > already well covered by existing distribution farms and individual > > developpers and those developpers should get priority on new > > hardware :). > > > > This farm project is part of the Free Software Fundation France (a > > french not-for-profit organization) effort to help free software > > development and we accept hardware and hosting donations, and also > > discounts to purchase commercial hardware when donations are not > > possible and there is significant interest in one platform. > > That I think is a great solution for people who need short term access > but doesn't really solve the fundamental problem that hardware with > sufficient punch for efficient native development isn't easily > available. Question: are machines that must be NFS-root and tftp booted acceptable or not acceptable for such work? The machines in question would 750MHz Sibyte 1250s, so 3 Gigabit ports natively, and 2 serial consoles. Cheers, a
