Re: 10.1 is working on a SGI Challenge S

Adrian Chadd <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:45:35 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.mips.devel
Message-ID <CAJ-VmomgeAYVdqpc+8VzXcXt3YtNd79BZgLZ4-EzQ4MN8hL5eg@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 at 09:21, George Harvey <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:24:35 +0000
> Jonathan Chapman <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > I cross-build most of the packages I use on a NetBSD/AMD64 VM and nativ=
e build...mostly only Perl I think. `pkgsrc` has you covered with crossbuil=
d support out of the box. Might be nice to have a coordinated effort to mak=
e binary packages available somewhere though.
>
> I'm also considering the cross-build route. I had look for binary package=
s after completing the install and they're not available for sgimips.

I'm (slowly) building some locally on my O2. C++ code (eg cmake!) in
2026 really wants crazypants amounts of RAM.

How are people building crossbuilt pkgsrc stuff?



-adrian

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> George