Re: WARNING: looks like main-amd64-default (latest) will only have 519 port-packages distributed for 11+ days [main-arm64 in process now too, only 514 for 16+ days]

From: Mark Millard <marklmi_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:42:03 UTC
On Aug 18, 2025, at 21:57, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Aug 17, 2025, at 17:51, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Aug 17, 2025, at 08:49, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> https://pkg-status.freebsd.org/beefy18/build.html?mastername=main-amd64-default&build=p98b748365fe6_sc6778f3a442
>>> 
>>> shows that a special build of main-amd64-default (latest) has
>>> happened as a part of dealing with changes associated with
>>> 15.0-PRERLEASE status.
>>> 
>>> It is a from-scratch build that has established:
>>> 
>>> Host OSVERSION: 1500061
>>> Jail OSVERSION: 1500061
>>> 
>>> which is after some library .so.* version number changes.
>>> Prior to this build, the distributed pkg builds were too old
>>> for main-amd64's 15.0-PRERELEASE .
>>> 
>>> Only 40 packages were explicitly listed/requested and those
>>> lead to only 519 packages being built. beefy18 is the system
>>> used for main-amd64 port-package builds.
>>> 
>>> beefy 18 has been taking 260 Hrs to 270 Hrs to build a full
>>> set of packages. Getting copies to the distribution servers
>>> around the world is a separate step I do not have time
>>> frames for.
>>> 
>>> So: around 11+ days --once beefy18's full/normal builds are
>>> started-- before a full set of port-packages will be
>>> available.
>> 
>> FYI:
>> 
>> ampere2 (builds main-arm64 and main-armv7) activity was stopped
>> and it is now doing a similar main-arm64 build: 40 requested,
>> queued 514, 2 ignored. Still in process, with no failures so
>> far.
>> 
>> Full main-arm64 builds take more like 400 Hrs, so 16 days
>> or more. Presuming that main-arm64 is full-built before
>> main-armv7 . . .
>> 
>> Looks like main-arm64 will have only 514 port packages
>> distributed for 16+ days once the special, small build has
>> finished and is distributed.
>> 
>> The build may  have to be redone because it is based on
>> f9ff1e48cc1, which has been reverted for debug-kernel
>> panics from an incorrect assert when using nfs mounted
>> file systems.
> 
> main-armv7 is being built with 36995 queued and
> 1747 ignored, and 776 initially skipped. So
> 34472 port package builds to be attempted before
> main-arm64 starts.
> 
> main-armv7: 16+ days
> main-arm64: 16+ days
> 
> So: 31+ days for a fully-populated main-arm64 to
> become available.
> 

Someone stopped the main-armv7 build and started the
main-arm64 build. So: more like 16+ days for the
main-arm64 build to finish now. (There is also the
time getting the materials to the distribution
servers around the world.)

===
Mark Millard
marklmi at yahoo.com