Sparc64 and FreeBSD 13.0

[Gordon Zaft]

I am still interested in using this platform but doubt I have the skills
and time to deal with something like a compiler upgrade.

G

On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 5:08 AM Michelle Sullivan <michelle at sorbs.net> wrote:

> Chris Ross wrote:
> >
> >> On Dec 3, 2019, at 13:11, Mark Linimon <linimon at lonesome.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 03, 2019 at 05:53:28AM -0500, Ed Maste wrote:
> >>> I have received some private mail about addressing the compiler
> >>> situation on sparc64, but not the other issues tracked as dependencies
> >>> in PR228919.
> >> I personally don't intend to spend cycles working on sparc64 in the
> >> future.
> >>
> >> As one of the last people who was supporting it, I think it's fair to
> >> say that sparc64 has dropped below critical mass.
> > I was an active user, but lack of support for more modern spare
> processors and the lack of active use have caused me to step away too.  If
> I had the time to look into porting T1/T2/etc support, and try to get the
> compiler working, I’d love to have the results.  But I do not.
> >
>
> I don't have the skills or I'd do it.
>
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> Michelle Sullivan
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Gordon Zaft
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