Attachment 89810 Details for Bug 137583 – gentoo-alpha-faq.xml.patch

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gentoo-alpha-faq.xml.patch (text/plain), 7.65 KB, created by Thomas Cort (RETIRED) on 2006-06-22 06:55:19 UTC

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>--- /home/tcort/cvs/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml	2006-04-03 20:44:33.000000000 -0400
>+++ gentoo-alpha-faq.xml	2006-06-21 15:16:54.000000000 -0400
>@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
> 
> <license/>
> 
>-<version>1.1</version>
>-<date>2006-04-03</date>
>+<version>1.2</version>
>+<date>2006-06-21</date>
> 
> <chapter>
> <title>About this Document</title>
>@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@
> </ul>
> 
> <p>
>+<b>Hardware</b>
>+</p>
>+
>+<ul>
>+  <li>
>+    <uri link="#ascase">I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now 
>+      it won't power on, what do I do?</uri>
>+  </li>
>+</ul>
>+
>+<p>
> <b>Alpha Specific Compiler Flags</b>
> </p>
> 
>@@ -85,7 +96,8 @@
>   </li>
>   <li>
>     <uri link="#MTUNE">
>-      How do I specify the scheduling model without changing the instruction set?
>+      How do I specify the scheduling model without changing the instruction
>+      set?
>     </uri>
>   </li>
>   <li>
>@@ -127,16 +139,27 @@
>     </uri>
>   </li>
>   <li><uri link="#whichbootloader">Which bootloader do I use?</uri></li>
>+  <li>
>+    <uri link="#abootfs">
>+      Can aboot boot kernels from xfs, reiserfs, or jfs partitions?
>+    </uri>
>+  </li>   
> </ul>
> 
> <p>
>-<b>Java on Gentoo/Alpha</b>
>+<b>Software</b>
> </p>
> 
> <ul>
>   <li><uri link="#javasupport">How is Java support in Gentoo/Alpha?</uri></li>
>   <li><uri link="#compaqjava">What's wrong with compaq-jdk?</uri></li>
>-  <li><uri link="#currentjava">Will there ever be working Java support?</uri></li>
>+  <li>
>+    <uri link="#currentjava">Will there ever be working Java support?</uri>
>+  </li>
>+  <li><uri link="#dotnetsupport">How is .NET support in Gentoo/Alpha?</uri></li>
>+  <li>
>+    <uri link="#dotnetneeded">What is needed for .NET support?</uri>
>+  </li>
> </ul>
> 
> <p>
>@@ -189,9 +212,10 @@
> 
> <p>
> The Gentoo/Alpha project is responsible for keeping the Gentoo distribution
>-updated and current for the Alpha platform. This primarily includes keywording
>-and new releases. The Gentoo/Alpha project aims to provide a usable environment
>-for both desktop and server usage.
>+updated and current for the Alpha platform. This primarily includes 
>+keywording packages, porting software, and making new releases. The 
>+Gentoo/Alpha project aims to provide a usable environment for both 
>+desktops and servers.
> </p>
> 
> </body>
>@@ -201,11 +225,12 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-You can find out about the current status of the Gentoo/Alpha project in our
>-status reports. Jose Luis Rivero (<mail
>-link="yoswink@gentoo.org">yoswink</mail>) plans on releasing a Gentoo/Alpha
>-status report about once every 6 months. The current status report can be found
>-<uri link="/proj/en/base/alpha/status/status-20051207.xml"> here</uri>.
>+You can find out about the current status of the Gentoo/Alpha project 
>+via status reports. These reports inform the public about what we've 
>+been up to. New status reports will be posted about once every 6 
>+months. Current and past status report can be found on the
>+<uri link="/proj/en/base/alpha/status/index.xml">Status Reports 
>+Project page</uri>.
> </p>
> 
> </body>
>@@ -307,6 +332,25 @@
> </chapter>
> 
> <chapter>
>+<title>Hardware</title>
>+<section id="ascase">
>+<title>I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now it won't power 
>+on, what do I do?</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+<p>
>+Make sure the top panel of the case is on and properly in place.
>+The middle of the top panel of the case has a small piece of metal 
>+oriented downwards. When the top panel is put back in place properly, 
>+the small piece of metal will press down on a switch. When the switch 
>+isn't pressed down, the system will refuse to power on.
>+</p>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
>+</chapter>
>+
>+<chapter>
> <title>Alpha Specific Compiler Flags</title>
> <section id="CFLAGS">
> <title>Is the use of Alpha specific compiler flags recommended?</title>
>@@ -513,9 +557,28 @@
> 
> </body>
> </section>
>+<section id="abootfs">
>+<title>Can aboot boot kernels from xfs, reiserfs, or jfs partitions?</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+<p>
>+No, <c>aboot</c> only supports booting kernels from <c>ext2</c> and 
>+<c>ext3</c> partitions. You may still use other files systems for your 
>+root partition, you just need to create a /boot partition with either
>+<c>ext2</c> or <c>ext3</c> on it.
>+</p>
>+
>+<p>
>+Support for reiserfs and xfs is planned. In fact, there are patches 
>+floating around that add support for those two file systems. However, 
>+the use of those patches is unsupported.
>+</p>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
> </chapter>
> <chapter>
>-<title>Java on Gentoo/Alpha</title>
>+<title>Software</title>
> 
> <section id="javasupport">
> <title>How is Java support in Gentoo/Alpha?</title>
>@@ -555,6 +618,32 @@
> 
> </body>
> </section>
>+<section id="dotnetsupport">
>+<title>How is .NET support in Gentoo/Alpha?</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+<p>
>+Neither of the two main open source efforts, <uri 
>+link="http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page">mono</uri> nor <uri 
>+link="http://www.dotgnu.org/">DotGNU</uri>, support the alpha 
>+architecture.
>+</p>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
>+<section id="dotnetneeded">
>+<title>What is needed for .NET support?</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+<p>
>+Bringing .NET to alpha isn't a simple task. It requires coding all of 
>+the assembly language code generation macros for the JIT (just in time) 
>+compiler and coding architecture specific functions (register 
>+allocators, etc).
>+</p>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
> </chapter>
> 
> <chapter>
>@@ -577,7 +666,8 @@
> 
> <p>
> <c>hardened-sources</c> and SELinux support is being worked on by Stephen
>-Bennett (<mail link="spb@gentoo.org">spb</mail>). We hope to see an SELinux
>+Bennett (<mail link="spb@gentoo.org">spb</mail>). <c>hardened-sources</c>
>+is currently keyworded for alpha. We hope to see an SELinux
> profile for Alpha in the tree as soon as we feel confident about it.
> </p>
> 
>@@ -588,15 +678,13 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-Working SMP for Alpha with the 2.6 Linux kernel varies from version to version.
>-If you find that it is broken and want SMP support you will need to use a 2.4
>-kernel. If you really need to run a 2.6 kernel on an SMP box and you don't care
>-that only one of your processors is getting used, then you could configure the
>-2.6 kernel without SMP support.
>-</p>
>-
>-<p>
>-The 2.6 Linux kernel runs fine on uniprocessor Alpha systems.
>+There were some times in the past when it was broken. However,
>+<c>2.6.15.1</c> and <c>2.6.16.19</c> are both known to work well.
>+If you find that SMP is broken and want SMP support you will need revert 
>+to the one of the versions mentioned above or use a 2.4 kernel.
>+If you really need to run the latest 2.6 kernel on an SMP box and you 
>+don't care that only one of your processors is getting used, then you 
>+could configure the 2.6 kernel without SMP support.
> </p>
> 
> </body>
>@@ -611,9 +699,9 @@
> 
> <p>
> If you find a bug or you want to send us patches, then you need to file a bug
>-report. It only takes you a little while, and your help is really appreciated.
>-Please follow the <uri link="/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml">Gentoo Bug Reporting
>-Guide</uri>.
>+report. It only takes you a little bit of your time, and your help is 
>+really appreciated. Please follow the <uri 
>+link="/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml">Gentoo Bug Reporting Guide</uri>.
> </p>
> 
> </body>
>@@ -635,6 +723,9 @@
>     forum</uri> and IRC channel.
>   </li>
>   <li>Sending patches</li>
>+  <li>Becoming an <uri 
>+      link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha/AT/index.xml">AT</uri>
>+  </li>
> </ul>
> 
> </body>
>@@ -644,10 +735,8 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-At the moment there is no arch testers project for Gentoo/Alpha. However, there
>-will be one in the future. Fernando J. Pereda (<mail
>-link="ferdy@gentoo.org">ferdy</mail>) has been working on getting the project
>-off the ground.
>+Yes, see the <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha/AT/index.xml">
>+Gentoo Linux Alpha Arch Testers Project</uri> page for details.
> </p>
> 
> </body>

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