Hi folks!
Here's some news about the x32 port. I'm trying a different approach:
instead of using only packages uploaded by their {,non-}maintainers, as on
ftp.debian-ports.org which tracks unstable, I'm using a separate repository
on ftp.debian-x32.org that includes packages with porting patches applied.
That is, 54 sourceful uploads that unblock further 1427 source packages.The cool stuff includes fully-working debian-installer, and more. I hereby invite you to http://debian-x32.org to take a look. Unlike most ports, you do own a machine that can run this natively... As for a server, pretty much everything is in place (lacking nodejs and the haskell world). Too bad, desktoppy things are in a worse shape: while XFCE, Mate, LXDE, most of KDE and so on do work, blocker problems include: * no Iceweasel (nor Chromium): xptcall needs porting * sound problems (kernel-side ioctls): needs -m64/:amd64 pulseaudio or jack * no libreoffice: java toolchain has JNI issues The above three make an x32 desktop currently not really usable. But, if these problems can be fixed, I contemplate making an unofficial jessie-x32 release, with security support (via rebuilds of s.d.o). So guys, please install, test, enjoy, report problems. And, it would be great if someone could help me with porting iceweasel. I kind of ran out of clue there: after a number of solved issues (patches in #775321), the xptcall reflection piece requires better knowledge of assembly than I possess. The part that needs porting is a few pages of asm, and is well-documented (subdir: xpcom/reflect/xptcall). I don't have any real clue about JNI as well. On the other hand, ghc looks like something that needs just more tuits and reading about bootstrapping it (no per-arch porting required). Nodejs depends on libv8 which needs full code generation for every arch, thus no luck. Most other stuff... needs tuits. I'll try to port what I can, a mail can bring a package that's interesting to you to the front of the queue. And where the missing stuff is secondary to the purpose of a machine, there's multiarch... Meow! -- // If you believe in so-called "intellectual property", please immediately // cease using counterfeit alphabets. Instead, contact the nearest temple // of Amon, whose priests will provide you with scribal services for all // your writing needs, for Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory prices.
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