Re: [GNU-linux-libre] [Parabola MIPS Port] Update and current status

[Matias A. Fonzo]

> On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:37:41 -0300
> "Matias A. Fonzo" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> > Hi, just wanted to let you know what's the status of the Parabola
>> > port to the MIPS architecture, optimized for loongson2f (Lemote
>> > machines). In case you don't know, we have to rebuild all of
>> > Parabola packages from the ground up.
>> >
>> > We have almost all [core] working, and a bootable system that's
>> > usable and stable. We also have a native toolchain provided by
>> > wobsite!
>> >
>> > Wobsite is also attending at LibrePlanet 2011, that starts today,
>> > so if you meet him there he can tell you all the funny and not so
>> > funny stories of the porting work :)
>> >
>> > I think we'll soon have an installable medium. Right now, if you
>> > have a Lemote machine you can untar this archive[0], which contains
>> > the base and base-devel groups needed to boot and start packaging.
>> >
>> >
>> > [0] http://repo.parabolagnulinux.org/mips64el/base.tar.gz
>> >
>>
>> Very well. :-)
>>
>> P.S: Someone generous can donate a Lemote to develop a port in
>> Dragora?.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Matias.
>
> Remote shell access can be arranged, if that will help?
> thanks,
> kk
>

Thanks, but is not the same -- even my connection is slow.

Regards,
Matias.