Re: buildd machines?
On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 11:05:45AM -0500, Joel Ewy wrote:
> I don't know whether it would make a significant difference in build
> time for m68k packages or not, and I don't know much about the buildd
> process, but I have 2 Quadra 840AVs, a 660AV, and a pile (I think 4 or
> more) of Q700s lying around doing not much of anything at the moment.
> I've had older versions of Debian running on the 840s but they need to
> be reinstalled. One of them has 128M RAM, and the other could easily be
> upgraded. I was using one for lightweight desktop and graphics apps for
> a while, but there were irritating keyboard issues in X.
One nice thing about the 840s is that they take 72-pin SIMMs. While they
are picky about compatibility, it's easier to find them than the old 30-pin
modules for the older models.
On this note of buildd capability, does anyone know for sure what the
main bottleneck is on the compiler for m68k? If it's disk-bound, the
840AV (and 660AV) have the possibility of a big boost in this area in
the future. We currently aren't using the DMA hardware for anything
but ethernet on these models, but we could get SCSI using DMA on them
with some extra development effort. It's currently a bit down my todo
list, but I could move it up to third or maybe second if people think
it will make a difference.
Brad Boyer
flar@allandria.com
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