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Subject: Re: wip-armhf branch ready for wider testing
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:59:02 +0100
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Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> skribis:

> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes:
>
>> Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> skribis:
>>
>>> Our armhf targets the same set of machines as Debian's armhf, namely the
>>> ARMv7-A architecture with VFP3D16 coprocessor.  So 'uname -m' must
>>> output "armv7l" or better, and I guess the processor "Features" as
>>> reported by /proc/cpuinfo must include "vfpv3" and either "vfpd16"
>>> or "vfpd32".
>>
>> Since it=E2=80=99s becoming a FAQ, could you add something along these l=
ines to
>> the manual, right where armhf-linux is introduced?
>
> I already put this in the "GNU Distribution" node (chapter 6):
>
>    The GNU distribution is currently available on the following
> platforms:
>
> [...]
>
> =E2=80=98armhf-linux=E2=80=99
>      ARMv7-A architecture with hard float, Thumb-2 and VFP3D16
>      coprocessor, using the EABI hard-float ABI, and Linux-Libre kernel.
>
> Do you think more is needed?

Perhaps in parentheses or in a footnote indicate what to look for in
=E2=80=9Cuname -m=E2=80=9D and /proc/cpuinfo?  WDYT?

Ludo=E2=80=99.