Re: adding a new platform

On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:16:12 -0700
Mark Wong <mark(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:

> On 04/21/2015 03:51 AM, Jehan-Guillaume de Rorthais wrote:
> > On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:37:02 +0800
> > Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 21 April 2015 at 18:21, Jehan-Guillaume de Rorthais <jgdr(at)dalibo(dot)com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:01:21 +0800
> >>> Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 21 April 2015 at 06:11, Mark Wong <mark(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have access to a z13 mainframe and would like to explore getting
> >>>>> packages built for the yum repository for Linux on z (as opposed to
> >>>>> z/OS.) I've looked at the git repository, but was wondering what the
> >>>>> best way is to run through trying to build packages and what not.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> I (or, rather, 2ndQuadrant) also have access to POWER7 machines at OSU
> >>> OSL
> >>>> that can be used to build ppc64 packages for Linux on POWER, in case
> >>> anyone
> >>>> expresses interest in this.
> >>>
> >>> I talked with Devrim during last pgconf.eu about the opportunity to have
> >>> IBM
> >>> providing a POWER server and even some feedback about their gcc toolkit,
> >>> optimized for POWER7 and POWER8.
> >>>
> >>> I had no answers to my mails since then, when trying to get people from
> >>> IBM in
> >>> touch with Devrim :(
> >>>
> >> In the case of POWER for open source use, the Oregon State University Open
> >> Source Lab (OSU OSL) is a good starting point. I can vouch for their
> >> excellent support and infrastructure first-hand.
> >
> > The IBM contact was actually pointing to this program. The
> > only issue I could find about it is that only POWER7 plateform were
> > available, no POWER8.
> >
> >> 2ndQuadrant has three POWER7 LPARs with OSU OSL, one of which is on Fedora
> >> 21. So mock-building packages would not be a problem. I can't offer
> >> individual build hosts for non-mocked builds, though, as there are just too
> >> many target OSes.
> >
> > Devrim explained he needs a root access to such a server to be able to
> > install and monitor various things and integrate the server to his
> > buildfarm. AFAIR, this was the point we were trying to discuss when we lost
> > contact...
>
> I recommend using the request form at OSUOSL to ask for instances:
> http://osuosl.org/services/powerdev/request_hosting
>
> The general information is here, for reference, which says POWER8 is
> available now:
> http://osuosl.org/services/powerdev

Great news!

> They also have their own irc channel (#osuosl on Freenode) if you want
> to ask questions there.
>
> I've had a very minimal LPAR for the builfarm and I am imagining that
> not a huge amount of resources are required for building the RPMs so I'm
> hoping it would be easy to get access.

Devrim, what can I do to help on this projet? Would you like me to request for
an instance, get all informations, make sure we have enough access, then get in
sync with you?

Cheers,