Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

Hi, On 31/10/2016 18:44, Lennart Sorensen wrote: I am not a DD, or a DM, but I have certainly helped fix problems for powerpc, including in language runtimes for languages I don't use. Unfortunately it seems the upstream for most things don't care much for anything other than x86 and arm these

Re: Bug#842513: vlc: immediate crash on launch on powerpc

Control: retitle -1 vlc: configure.ac altivec setting broken On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 11:40:50AM +, James Cowgill wrote: >... > On 30/10/16 00:16, Robert Ou wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 3:43 PM, James Cowgill wrote: > >> Control: tags -1 help > >> Control: severity

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

Will there be an LTS (long-term-support) release for powerpc — best would be one based on Jessie? On Oct 31, 2016, at 6:42 AM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > Anyone has a summary of the powerpc specific discussion ? > > > -- Forwarded message -- > [...] > The

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

I have they in the past kept and architecture that was dropped as a release arch? On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo < casca...@minaslivre.org> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 11:58:31PM +0100, Riccardo Mottola wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > On 31/10/2016 18:44, Lennart

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 11:58:31PM +0100, Riccardo Mottola wrote: > Hi, > > > On 31/10/2016 18:44, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > > I am not a DD, or a DM, but I have certainly helped fix problems for > > powerpc, including in language runtimes for languages I don't use. > > Unfortunately it seems

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

No there is no lts for ppc only i386, amd64, and arm https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/ On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: > > Will there be an LTS (long-term-support) release for powerpc — best would > be one based on Jessie? > > > On Oct 31, 2016, at 6:42 AM,

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 04:34:15PM -0700, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. wrote: > I have they in the past kept and architecture that was dropped as a release > arch? GNU/kFreeBSD was released as a technology preview for squeeze, kept as TP in wheezy, then not made part of the jessie. I can't find it in

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

There is some hope then... On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo < casca...@minaslivre.org> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 04:34:15PM -0700, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. wrote: > > I have they in the past kept and architecture that was dropped as a > release > > arch? > >

Moving powerpc to Debian Ports

Hello! Since Debian powerpc was recently announced to be removed as a release architecture, I would like to formally request to move the port to Debian Ports as there still seems to be quite some demand among users [1]. My suggestion would be to set up some instances on IBM's POWER cloud

Re: system frozen and mouse problem

On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Klaus Becker wrote: > Hi, > > I have new passwords and new problems: > > - I updated Debian 8 without any problem, but: > > - the mouse and the mousepad of the iBook G4 will not work. Sometimes after > system start they work some seconds, than

Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

Release architectures for Stretch will be as follows: * amd64 * arm64 * armel * armhf * i386 * mips * mips64el * mipsel * ppc64el * s390x The only change from Jessie is the removal of powerpc as a release architecture. We discussed this at length, and eventually took the view

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

On 2016-10-31 13:31, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: The only change from Jessie is the removal of powerpc as a release architecture. ...and adding of mips64el. Oops. -- Jonathan Wiltshire j...@debian.org Debian Developer

Fwd: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

Anyone has a summary of the powerpc specific discussion ? -- Forwarded message -- [...] The only change from Jessie is the removal of powerpc as a release architecture. We discussed this at length, and eventually took the view that the least disservice to users of that port is to

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 03:33:32PM +, luigi burdo wrote: > Really Bad news for all us who have a ppc64 hardware, server or emb too. No kidding. My impression from just being on the mailing list was that anyone that tried to step up was told they weren't qualified for some reason. -- Len

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

Really Bad news for all us who have a ppc64 hardware, server or emb too. Luigi Da: mathieu.malate...@gmail.com per conto di Mathieu Malaterre Inviato: lunedì 31 ottobre 2016 14.42 A: PowerPC List Debian Oggetto:

Re: Fwd: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

ma...@debian.org wrote: >Anyone has a summary of the powerpc specific discussion ? The meeting log is at http://meetbot.debian.net/debian-release/2016/debian-release.2016-10-30-20.00.log.html -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com Armed with

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

Hi, Lennart Sorensen wrote: Well as pointed out in the meeting, it does not seem any architecture has ever done so. No rule against it, but the standards for getting in are higher than for staying in. I think nobody ever got back.. we got dropped. Are we "dead" ? I don't feel dead bu

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

I saw that after I asked the question. It just really stinks. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2016, at 9:18 AM, Lennart Sorensen > wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 09:09:56AM -0700, Herminio Hernandez Jr. wrote: >> Is there even a chance for PowerPC to

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

Is there even a chance for PowerPC to return as a release architecture for Debian 10 or is that just wishful thinking. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2016, at 8:54 AM, Lennart Sorensen > wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 03:33:32PM +, luigi burdo wrote:

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 09:09:56AM -0700, Herminio Hernandez Jr. wrote: > Is there even a chance for PowerPC to return as a release architecture for > Debian 10 or is that just wishful thinking. Well as pointed out in the meeting, it does not seem any architecture has ever done so. No rule

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

and not only Riccardo, if we count amcc 44x , chrp, Xe and e500,e600 in addition to 32bit and G5,Power5,6,7 and e5500,e6500 and P6T... read about this news is a really punch in the stomac for all user,dev and factory who belive in BE ppc. luigi Inviato da iPad > Il giorno 31 ott 2016, alle

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 05:45:30PM +0100, Riccardo Mottola wrote: > I think nobody ever got back.. we got dropped. Are we "dead" ? I don't feel > dead bu apparently we just got declared so. All the nice G3 and G4 > hardware... I am more concerned with the embedded systems still being produced,

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 05:00:35PM +, luigi burdo wrote: > and not only Riccardo, > if we count amcc 44x , chrp, Xe and e500,e600 in addition to 32bit and > G5,Power5,6,7 and e5500,e6500 and P6T... > read about this news is a really punch in the stomac for all user,dev and > factory who

Re: Release Architectures for Debian 9 'Stretch'

i can understand about old powermac but what i dont understand is why not made a standard ppc32 604/G3 base code compatible with all ppc systems 64 too leave is a really bad way. yes SPE is another thing, but i think Adrian is working hard for this port . Luigi