[Web pages:Faq updates and misc 1/5] deleted ufs webpage.

2024-09-20 Thread jbra...@dismail.de
* hurd/translator/ufs.mdwn: ufs has not been used on the Hurd in a long time. The translator was deprecated and removed. Let's remove any mention of it, because there is no real reason to talk about something with which we will never use again. * hurd/translator.mdwn: removed mention of ufs. ---

[Web pages:Faq updates and misc 3/5] I updated the 64 bit port status.

2024-09-20 Thread jbra...@dismail.de
* faq/64-bit.mdwn: updated status information: libdiskfs/ext2fs deadlocks * open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn: I mentioned the status of bootstrap efforts of Debian Hurd, Alpine-Hurd, and Guix Hurd. --- faq/64-bit.mdwn | 9 ++--- open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn | 12 +++- 2 file

[Web pages:Faq updates and misc 5/5] I added some info about a system port

2024-09-20 Thread jbra...@dismail.de
* faq/system_port.mdwn: mentioned Sergey as an expert in system port, since he completed the AArch64 port. I also bragged that Debian is probably the most "complete" GNU/Hurd distribution. --- faq/system_port.mdwn | 20 +++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff -

[Web pages:Faq updates and misc 4/5] I updated the faq/drivers page to reccommend specific hardware.

2024-09-20 Thread jbra...@dismail.de
* faq/drivers.mdwn: T43, X200, T400, T500 Thinkpads. --- faq/drivers.mdwn | 16 +++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/faq/drivers.mdwn b/faq/drivers.mdwn index ca7abab4..48baa76a 100644 --- a/faq/drivers.mdwn +++ b/faq/drivers.mdwn @@ -13,10 +13,24 @@ Licen

[Web pages:Faq updates and misc 2/5] on the nfs project page, I added a link to libnfs.

2024-09-20 Thread jbra...@dismail.de
* community/gsoc/project_ideas/nfs.mdwn: add a link to libnfs, which one could use for a client NFS. Also mention that Sergey has a somewhat working 9P port for the Hurd. --- community/gsoc/project_ideas/nfs.mdwn | 10 +- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/commu

Re: Qoth Q3 2024 (draft looking for comments)

2024-09-20 Thread Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
Thank you for the great QotH! I enjoyed reading it a lot and only found a single part to comment: jbra...@dismail.de writes: > Several packages that build on hurd-i386 are failing to > build on hurd-amd64, so those certainly need to be fixed. Currently > swapping does not work well with rumpdisk,

Re: Qoth Q3 2024 (draft looking for comments)

2024-09-20 Thread Samuel Thibault
Hello, Thanks for working on the Qoth! jbra...@dismail.de, le ven. 20 sept. 2024 13:45:30 +, a ecrit: > Samuel fixed an issue with a shell replacement issue , It's Luca who did the hard work of debunking it :) > and he notes that "saving/restoring sse registers needs to be implemented." >

Qoth Q3 2024 (draft looking for comments)

2024-09-20 Thread jbranso
Hey Hurd friends! I figure I'll send out a draft Q3 Qoth to the mailing list. Please let me know if there are some cool things that I have missed. Sergey I didn't see any new code relating to AArch64, but I think you had said that you have the Hurd running on real hardware? What hardware? Wo