On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 11:24:46AM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote: > AFAICS, we have the following architectures we released sarge with and > which are currently no release candidates for etch: > - m68k: > - some subarches require 2.2 and/or 2.4 kernels - I don't think we > will support that (but we could also just drop these > subarchitectures, like we did for 80386 with sarge). I don't think we should be keeping 2.2 around, period. If an architecture needs 2.2 in order to release, it shouldn't be a release arch. The same feeling applies, to a lesser degree, with 2.4. It would be one thing if we were already going to be keeping 2.4 around for other users, or if the m68k porters put us over critical mass for being able to support 2.4 for the good of all; but so far, everyone else I've talked to has concluded that their efforts were better spent porting drivers and whatnot to 2.6 than to try to support 2.4. So the big question is whether m68k can sustain a port without these kernels, and Wouter seems to have confirmed that yes it can. > - traditionally weak with keeping up, but currently in good shape I don't agree that http://buildd.debian.org/stats/graph2-quarter-big.png shows it "in good shape". We can expect the build load to get worse, not better, with a push for the release... > - s390: > - 3.5 developers or so only > - installer support weak - 2.4 only currently, but this is not enough > if we drop the 2.4 kernels Hrm, is this still the case? I think the 2.4-only-ness of it was lost on me; I knew of some issues with dasd support in the etch d-i, is that the same thing or not? > - sparc: > - kernel support? we had spontanous reboots there. There is a kernel in place on the buildds that's proving stable, but it's *not* the kernel from sarge etch; it's newer even than the one currently in sid. AIUI, there are concerns about having to run the buildds in such a configuration in the long term. The ideal fix here is to get the necessary kernel changes backported into the Debian 2.6.16 kernel package. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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