On Wed, 14 May 2003, Jerry A! wrote:
: There is something I forgot to add: There is a new directory on the ftp : server: /pub/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1/. It is a SuSE Linux 8.1 for : AXP/Alpha. The tree is located in the supplementary directory _because_ : this distribution will not see any updates. The idea behind it is that : we would like to publish what we have (and what we use internally) to : provide a service for the community, and since we have removed the : last axp distribution from the list of distributions that get updates, : it's a good idea to at least publish a new one. : We can't provide any updates for the 8.1-axp distribution because we're : lacking all kinds of resources for it: Machines (build hosts), testing/qa : resources, ... There is no easy way of providing these resources without : the necessary funding.
Would we be able to grab the SRPMs from the x86 side of the house and compile them? I wouldn't mind the extra work if I knew it was doable.
well, using the 8.1-i386 src.rpms should be possible except for the kernels and some packages that needed some hacks and thus are different on 8.1-axp. But all these modifications/sources are in the 8.1-axp tree and then there is the suse-axp list for questions ;)
-- with kind regards (mit freundlichem Grinsen), Ruediger Oertel (ro@suse.de,bugfinder@t-online.de) -------------------------------------------------------- Linux Fatou 2.4.19-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Mon May 12 11:14:01 UTC 2003