Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:06:48 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [head tinderbox] failure on powerpc/powerpc Message-ID: <611D81DD-8237-4F00-A35A-38D4550803B8@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20110809042639.GA20251@lonesome.com> References: <201108082102.p78L22jg075884@freebsd-current.sentex.ca> <CA%2BWntOv%2Bv%2BtDs5ncMZSdFgBOD5YQ-wo8F6LX4kH=mYZ=JSMTmQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110809042639.GA20251@lonesome.com>
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On Aug 8, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Mark Linimon wrote: > On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 06:53:40PM -0400, Super Bisquit wrote: >> Why does Tinderbox need cross tools? Is the build not native? If so, = then >> the rationale would be to build on the architecture and not use cross >> compilation. >=20 > - There are no powerpc machines currently online at *.FreeBSD.org. >=20 > - The powerpc machines that we run on are far slower than the = tinderbox > machines. >=20 > - Even if we had powerpc machines available, and could deal with the > time-lag for world builds, what then about archs with no native > machines available (e.g. MIPS)? MIPS will build natively. Takes about 14 hours on one of my mips boards = (high end access point grade) or about 2 hours on my Cavium over = pessimal network setup. Warner
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