Bug#516869: [www.debian.org] /ports/sparc/ says that sun4m is supported
Hi sparc porters,
You are certainly the most relevant people to handle this bug report
against the sparc webpage.
Please find attached the current index.wml for this page, so that you
can easily produce a diff.
Regards.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:42:21AM -0500, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
> Package: www.debian.org
> Severity: normal
>
> According to http://debian.org/ports/sparc/index.en.html
> > Supported are Sun4m and Sun4u machines (with a 32-bit userland).
>
> But according to
> http://debian.org/releases/stable/sparc/ch02s01.html.en#sparc-cpus
>
> > sun4, sun4c, sun4d, sun4m
> >
> > None of these 32-bit sparc subarchitectures (sparc32) is supported. For
> > a complete list of machines belonging to these subarchitectures, please
> > consult the Wikipedia SPARCstation page.
> >
> > The last Debian release to support sparc32 was Etch, but even then only
> > for sun4m systems. Support for the other 32-bits subarchitectures had
> > already been discontinued after earlier releases.
>
> So there's a contradiction. I suppose a revision of that page wouldn't be
> wasted.
--
Simon Paillard
#use wml::debian::template title="SPARC Port" NOHEADER="yes"
#include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/ports/sparc/menu.inc"
<h1>Debian SPARC Port</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="#intro">Overview</a>
<li><a href="#status">Current Status</a>
<li><a href="#sparc64bit">About 64-bit SPARC support</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#kernelsun4u">Compiling kernels for sun4u</a>
</ul>
<li><a href="#errata">Errata</a>
<li><a href="#who">Who are we? How can I help?</a>
<li><a href="#links">Where can I find out more information?</a>
</ul>
<h2 id="intro">Overview</h2>
<p>
These pages are meant to assist users and Debian developers running
Debian GNU/Linux on the SPARC architecture. In these pages, you will
find information about the current status, currently known problems,
information for and about Debian porters, and pointers to more
information.
<h2 id="status">Current Status</h2>
<p>
Debian SPARC is officially released and known to be stable. Supported
are Sun4m and Sun4u machines (with a 32-bit userland). See
the <a href="../../releases/stable/sparc/">Install Manual</a>
for information on supported systems, hardware, and how to install
Debian.
<h2 id="sparc64bit">About 64-bit SPARC support</h2>
<p>
The Debian SPARC port,
as mentioned above, does support the sun4u (“Ultra”) architecture.
It uses a 64-bit kernel (compiled with gcc 3.3 or newer), but most of the
applications run in 32-bit. This is also called a “32-bit
userland”.
<p>
The Debian SPARC 64 (a.k.a., “UltraLinux”) porting effort is not
currently conceived as a full porting effort like other ports.
Rather, it is intended to be an <em>add-on</em> to the SPARC Port.
<p>
In fact, there is really no point in having all applications running
in 64-bit mode. Full 64-bit mode involves a significant overhead
(memory and disk size) with often no benefit. Some applications
really can benefit from being in 64-bit mode, and that is the purpose
of this porting effort.
<h3 id="kernelsun4u">Compiling kernels for sun4u</h3>
<p>
To compile a Linux kernel for Sun4u, you'll need to use the Linux 2.2
or newer source tree.
<p>
We highly suggest you also use the <tt>kernel-package</tt> package to
help with the installation and management of kernels. You can compile
a configured kernel in one command (as root):
<pre>
make-kpkg --subarch=sun4u --arch_in_name --revision=custom.1 kernel_image
</pre>
<h2 id="errata">Errata</h2>
<p>
Some of the common problems with fixes or workarounds can be found on our
<a href="problems">Errata page</a>.
<h2 id="who">Who are we? How can I help?</h2>
<p>
The Debian SPARC port is a distributed effort, just as Debian is.
Countless people have helped with the porting and documentation
efforts, although a short list of <a href="credits">credits</a> are
available.
<p>
If you'd like to help, please
join in the <debian-sparc@lists.debian.org> mailing list as
<a href="#links">described below</a>, and chime in.
<p>
Registered developers who would like to actively port and upload
ported packages should read the porter guidelines in the <a href="$(DOC)/developers-reference/">Developers
Reference</a>, and see the <a href="porting">SPARC porting page</a>.
<h2 id="links">Where can I find out more information?</h2>
<p>
The best place to ask Debian-specific questions about the SPARC port
is on the mailing list, <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/";>\
<debian-sparc@lists.debian.org></a>.
Mailing list <a
href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/";>archives</a> are
browsable on the web.
<p>
To subscribe to the list, send a mail to
<a href="mailto:debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org";>\
debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org</a>, with the word `subscribe'
in the subject line, and no body. Alternatively, subscribe on the web
with the <a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/";>Mailing List
subscription</a> page.
<p>
Kernel questions should be addressed to the list
<sparclinux@vger.rutgers.edu>. Subscribe by sending a message
with body `subscribe sparclinux' to the address <a
href="mailto:majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu";>majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu</a>.
There is also a Red Hat list, of course.
<p>
This is a very small list of Linux SPARC (a.k.a. “S/Linux”) links:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.ultralinux.org/";>UltraLinux</a> -- the
definitive source for the kernel port. Don't be deceived by the name;
it covers mostly plain SPARC rather than UltraSPARC.
</ul>
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