Hi Claus, On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 09:06:47AM +0200, Claus Høyer wrote: > I didn't expect anything newer than 3.0, what I mean is that the > Debian/MIPS port has not been around for a long time, and I wonder if > there seems to be sufficient commitment to/interest in this architecture > that it will continue to be supported well into the future? Well, we certainly plan to release with sarge again. In fact, from my point of view unstable is in a far better shape than woody. Just have a look at the toolchain's changelogs. Helping hands are always welcome. > With regards to my question regarding which MIPS ISA was supported, > since the Debian/MIPS port is actually running on the MIPS ISA I R3000A > (in a DECstation 5000/240), it appears to be in fine shape for my purpose. Sure. Just make sure your kernel properly emulates ll/sc since this is used by glibc (and isn't in ISA I) otherwise you'll see illegal instructions right from the beginning. Cheers, -- Guido
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