On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 10:04 AM, David Kuehling <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> "Aron" == Aron Xu <[email protected]> writes: > >> Actually the packages on mips64el.debian.net is a bit dated at the >> moment, and we are preparing a push to make it up-to-date. > >>> Unfortunately this requires a MIPS64 capable CPU, i.e. Loongson3A >>> will work, but Loongson2F not. Hopefully the porters eventually >>> recompile their repository for MIPSIII. I don't think that >>> MIPS64-specific instructions add much of a benefit anyways. > >> The plan is that we are very probably switch to mips3 for the one >> submit to debian-ports.org, and keep another repository for mips64r2 >> capable hardware. > > I'm very happy to hear that the mips64el port is progressing. > > Moving the port to debian-ports.org will have the added benefit of > mips64el being added to snapshot.debian.org. In case a transition > temporarily breaks dependencies, making 'debootstrap' impossible, users > will then still be able to point debootstrap to an older snapshot. > > About the separate mips64r2 repository: I'd think twice about going to > such efforts. The packages that are actually performance relevant may > already do run-time CPU detection and have separate code paths depending > on CPU (like fftw) or may install multiple dynamic library versions > where the dynamic linker (or kernel?) selects the best one depending on > CPU (e.g. on wheezy mipsel, there is a -loongson2f package for libc > [1]). > > Just tuning the MIPSIII port in that regards may be easier than > maintaingint a mips64r2 port. > > cheers, > > David > > [1] https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/libc6-loongson2f > -- > GnuPG public key: http://dvdkhlng.users.sourceforge.net/dk2.gpg > Fingerprint: B63B 6AF2 4EEB F033 46F7 7F1D 935E 6F08 E457 205F
Hi, Good news is that http://mips64el.debian.net/debian is now up-to-date, so that you can upgrade the system as well as installing new packages, :) Thanks, Aron -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAMr=8w4=hww44Sj0FBvXdEY8n38-XWiOhjbV5khtzDkWb=y...@mail.gmail.com
