Re: What's the plan for powerpc64 in FreeBSD 16

Hi,

On Tue, 25 Nov 2025, Warner Losh wrote:

> I'm unsure about powerpc64be... I'll try to summarize the issues in another
> post to separate the two issues better once I've had a chance to catch up
> on email that I got behind on last week.
>


My plans for PowerPC64 BE. First, I plan to migrate all existing websites 
to PowerPC64 BE. These are not old G5 Macs, they are modern systems with 
raid support. Also, moving all services like, dns, email, mysql, and etc 
to PowerPC64 BE. Next, I am planing on purchasing additional PowerPC64 BE 
systems, so I am no longer pulling a system out of production for 
development, or compiling. I have it setup so that I can ssh into a 
system, then use a serial console to access my development environment. 
Also, I have a jumper installed for power instead of using the power 
button on the PC case, so as soon as there is power it boots up and a 
remote power switch, so I can reboot remotely. I am going open this up to 
develepers. Most packages from ports compile anyway. I have patches that 
allow almost all packages to compile. I want to move to a dedicated system 
to compile PowerPC64 BE packages. I have 1,000's of packages now, but this 
would ensure the latest versions. Finishing the website, so anyone can 
download PowerPC64 BE images. Setting up my own git repository to ensure 
developement continues.

Kind Regards,
Al