Re: Architecture conversion instructions (s390 - s390x)

2012-08-11 Thread The Fungi
Also, if you have the time to read through the amd64 as default architecture thread on debian-devel from May, skim the subthread starting around this message from Ben Hutchings: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2012/05/msg00971.html -- { IRL(Jeremy_Stanley);

Re: cross compiling a linux application for zlinux using debian

2009-12-22 Thread The Fungi
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:18:57AM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote: I have never used ar directly. It may have been invoked under the covers from a script that I have run, but I've never invoked it directly from the command line. [...] DEBs are packed using GNU ar, so this is quite possibly why

Re: Minidisk support

2009-12-15 Thread The Fungi
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:22:48AM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote: Not being a registered Suse or Red Hat customer, I don't know if I would have access to these backported fixes. [...] The Linux kernel is licensed under the GPL, so anyone who distributes modified binaries is also obligated to make

Re: Future of the s390 port

2009-08-31 Thread The Fungi
I've been meaning to set up a used representative for testing in my lab at home, and would appreciate suggestions on some of the smaller options (from a space and power/thermal perspective). I've worked with a larger S/390 sysplex in the past (unfortunately not running Linux natively), but am

Re: Future of the s390 port

2009-08-31 Thread The Fungi
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 03:39:10PM -0500, Adam Thornton wrote: A Multiprise H50 or H70 would fit your needs, maybeit's about that size, probably pretty cheap on the used market, could run z/VM 4.4. It is, however, 31-bit only. There is nothing at all 64-bit yet that fits the bill. How