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

[Matias A. Fonzo]

> 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.