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Date:      Wed, 4 Dec 2019 06:30:45 -0500
From:      Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
To:        Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>
Cc:        Robert Clausecker <fuz@fuz.su>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>,  freebsd-arch <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: arm64 as Tier 1 for FreeBSD 13
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On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 09:49, Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> wrote:
>
> I'm running FreeBSD/arm64 12-STABLE on a Raspberry Pi 3 using a root-on-Z=
FS setup.  I've been using packaged base for quite some time, cross-buildin=
g on FreeBSD/amd64.  Every time I upgrade FreeBSD via "pkg upgrade" it seem=
s to me that it does not take an inordinately long time.  It takes longer t=
han packaged base on a regular FreeBSD/amd64 server with spinning disk, but=
 not an excessive amount of time.  It's certainly on the order of minutes, =
not hours.

Indeed, migrating to pkg base is the presumed solution for the
"freebsd-update would be too slow on SD card root" issue.

Perhaps you wouldn't mind writing up the steps you're using to
cross-build and install updates?



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