Re: [Debian-ports-devel] [lfili...@debian.org: scheduled downtime for Debian services at UBC (2016-01-09T16:00Z/20:00Z)]

2016-01-10 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
on > > > > _______ > Debian-ports-devel mailing list > debian-ports-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org > https://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-ports-devel > - -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubit

Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-28 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
c.gnu.org/wiki/CC0Transition > [2] https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=91851 > [3] > https://www.bountysource.com/issues/80706251-m68k-convert-the-backend-to-mode_cc-so-it-can-be-kept-in-future-releases > [4] https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/24/993 -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glau

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-28 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
that's ok. There is a very active community around the port so there are people using it, although it's not for commercial purposes, of course. Thanks, Adrian > [1] https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/blob/master/MAINTAINERS#L80 -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :'

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-28 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> On Sep 28, 2019, at 6:19 PM, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: >> >> No, it just means that the current gcc maintainer [1] for m68k backend hasn't >> worked on this particular task yet because his employer wouldn't pay for >> this particular work. Unlike the other ports like amd64, ppc64el, arm* >> and

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-28 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> On Sep 28, 2019, at 7:19 PM, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > >  > Please respect m-f-t, as is the custom on Debian lists? I don’t know what “m-f-t” stands for in this context, sorry. I’m on mobile at the moment though so my phone might be messing up things. Sorry for that. &g

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-28 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> On Sep 28, 2019, at 7:57 PM, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > > ]] John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > >> I don’t know what “m-f-t” stands for in this context, sorry. I’m on >> mobile at the moment though so my phone might be messing up >> things. Sorry for that. > >

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-29 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 9/29/19 3:14 AM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 5:44 PM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > >> Since Debian is also supporting projects for a good cause using their funds, > > Do you have any examples of this? AFAIK we don't support development > nor exte

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-29 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
gt; found myself being pretty unhappy that one time I had to do some of > that for a native package, which would have had a very weird release > history otherwise. :/ Not sure what the problem with LTS is. I thought companies pay for the extra effort. I think it's a perfectly fine busin

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-29 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
dishonest as well when it asks "Are machines available to buy for the general public?" while I don't think an IBM Z mainframe is available to buy for the general public. I don't think anyone outside banks, goverments and very large companies can buy an IBM Z mainframe, yet Debia

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-29 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Debian volunteers time and Debian resources. > Debian does not get any share of that work. If the work is being paid, it's not volunteers time. That doesn't make sense. You could argue about Debian resources being used without paying Debian. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-29 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 9/29/19 12:48 PM, Hector Oron wrote: > Missatge de John Paul Adrian Glaubitz > del dia dg., 29 de set. 2019 a les 12:20: > >> I communicated the issue to multiple mailing lists, so I assume the active >> m68k people have received my mail. But I haven't heard back fro

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-29 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
of significant new support, there is not > sufficient interest in spending Debian funds on m68k gcc development. I don't think we have heard enough voices yet to be able to answer that question. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub..

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-09-29 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
his thread. Having said that, I'm going to unsubscribe from this list now as I realize that what we do in Debian Ports is still not considered useful many others, so I think it's not possible to find an agreement. Thanks, Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' :

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-10-03 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
nd support! Much appreciated. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-10-03 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
t-can-be-kept-in-future-releases -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-10-03 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 9/30/19 4:53 AM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 1:14 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > >> Having said that, I'm going to unsubscribe from this list now as I realize >> that what we do in Debian Ports is still not considered useful many others, >> so

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-10-03 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hi Richard! On 9/29/19 11:26 PM, Richard Z wrote: > On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 11:44:26AM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > >> As m68k is the oldest port of both the Linux kernel and Debian after i386, >> it would be a shame to see it go as there is still very good upst

Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task

2019-12-01 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hi! On 9/28/19 11:44 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > I'm posting here on behalf the Debian Ports team as we're seeking support > to finance an important development task in gcc. In particular, I'm talking > about the one-time job to modernize the m68k backend by po