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 * TODO: '''armhf''' status and Debian integration into ''dpkg'' and ''lintian''
 * TODO: multiarch support into ''dpkg''
 * '''armhf''' status:
   * Debian integration into ''dpkg''
   * Discussion/TODO: multiarch support for armhf (we have multiarch arm-linux-glibc_hf now thanks to slangasek!)
   * mass-bug filing has been mostly done ([1],[2]), see new candidates
     some packages do remain, some (binutils, samba, lintian) depend on dpkg,
   * squeeze has been released, increase the severity of all remaining armhf-related bug reports to "important".
   * porter-NMUs are allowed.
   * work on the debian-installer has been resumed, into official d-i git trees, already some commits, initial support for EfikaMX got in.
     TODO: add more devices, test images.
     (For the record, d-i boots and works until the point it installs the base system :)
   * kernel work is progressing and I believe we will have a recent working kernel soon
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||Mr ||Luke Leighton || lkcl@lkcl.net || Staines || UK || LHR || || ||
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||Mr ||--(David Mandala)-- || --(davidm@canonical.com)-- || Dallas, TX || US || LHR || LHR || 20.2.2011 || 25.2.2011 ||
||Mr ||Oliver Grawert (covering for david above) || ogra@ubuntu.com || Kassel || DE || LHR || LHR || 20.2.2011 || 25.2.2011 ||
||Mr ||Oliver Grawert || ogra@ubuntu.com || Kassel || DE || LHR || LHR || 20.2.2011 || 25.2.2011 ||
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||Ms || Marie Raymond || bluespatula@gmail.com || lkcl's partner ||
||Ms || Lilyana Leighton || anything she can type on the keyboard || lkcl's baby daughter ||
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 * Luke Leighton

    * ARM Hardware
       * Beagleboard (OMAP35xx)
       * IGEP-v2 (OMAP35xx)
       * Beagleboard chinese clone (OMAP35xx)
       * ODroid (S5PC100)
       * Undisclosed box (ARM926EJ-S)
       * CT-PC89E Netbook (S3C6410)
    * x86 Hardware (maybe - depends on practicality)
       * Dual-core 2ghz Mac (running debian of course)
       * sample laptop with RDC x86 clone (IAD100HV). It's a 1ghz single-core Pentium clone but the CPU flags only have fpu and one other flag (sse?) and so anything that's compiled for x86 and assumes MMX exists instantly segfaults. such as qt4's image blitting function, yaay!

Outline for a proposed Debian Sprint for debian-embedded and debian-arm in 2010-2011

Organised by Hector Oron and Konstantinos Margaritis

Sponsors

If you want to become sponsor or join the session, please contact "Debian contacts" listed on this page

Genesi USA, Inc. will also organize another Debian sprint happening at UIWICC in ?San Antonio, Texas, US.

Scope

  • Embedded: we care on embedded world, usually platforms with small footprint requirements. Provide and maintain tools within Debian environment to help out developing for such systems: ARM, MIPS, SH4, POWERPC, ... is a goal.

  • ARM: a messy mix between ABI, architectures, optimized libraries, ... makes it difficult for a distribution like Debian to ship a coherent set of packages for such architecture. One of the goals of the sprint is to clarify some of the issues involved.

  • Embedded + ARM: is a combo very much exploited in later years for device development and it has a growing community, most of it thanks to mobile companies.

Embedded and ARM Worksession

Dates:

  • 21-25th February 2011

Past Extremadura meeting information at DebianEmbeddedWorkSessionExtremadura2006 and EmdebianWorkSessionExtremadura2008

Organizational Stuff

Where

Travelling details

  • Participants requesting travel sponsorship, should note sponsorship request in this site and tell local contacts before December 23rd, 2010.

  • If you are unable to meet the deadline, please let local contacts know about it.

    UPDATE: List of people has been finalised!

Timetable

23.12.2010

Deadline for Attendee list with food preferences

23.12.2010

List of people needing travel sponsorship with full details needed for ticket ordering

30.1.2011

List Arrival/Departure times/flight numbers of those who get the flight tickets themself

20.2.2011

Travel to Venue - (times not yet known)

21.2.2011

First full day. People introduce what they personally want to do/decide here

...

Hacking + informal discussion

...

Hacking

24.2.2011 evening

workshop wrap-up and where to continue at home

25.2.2011

Event over, travel back

Debian contacts

  • HectorOron, <zumbi at debian dot org>, ES

  • Konstantinos Margaritis, <markos at debian dot org>, GR

Accommodation

  • There are locals offering crush space.
  • If you need sponsored accommodation, please contact local contacts before deadline (Dec 23rd)

Local Transport

  • If you need special transportation, please contact local contacts before deadline (Dec 23rd)

  • Cambridge has public transport system by bus.

Food

  • ARM is also taking care of food (lunch) for the attendees. If somebody have any particular preference/need (like vegans or allergies) please contact the local contacts.

  • TCL/Genesi is likely taking care of dinner meals.

Network and work place

  • ARM is providing us with workplace and network.

Agenda

Some issues that would be helpful to tackle, please feel free to edit (or append to) this information:

  • armhf status:

    • Debian integration into dpkg

    • Discussion/TODO: multiarch support for armhf (we have multiarch arm-linux-glibc_hf now thanks to slangasek!)
    • mass-bug filing has been mostly done ([1],[2]), see new candidates
      • some packages do remain, some (binutils, samba, lintian) depend on dpkg,
    • squeeze has been released, increase the severity of all remaining armhf-related bug reports to "important".
    • porter-NMUs are allowed.
    • work on the debian-installer has been resumed, into official d-i git trees, already some commits, initial support for EfikaMX got in.
      • TODO: add more devices, test images.

        (For the record, d-i boots and works until the point it installs the base system :)

    • kernel work is progressing and I believe we will have a recent working kernel soon
  • Discussion: Handling 'flavours' (ISA and optimisation options) (e.g. ARM v5/v6/v7/VFP/Neon, x86 i586/i686/MMX) within Debian (dpkg support, package metadata, partial archives, multilib gcc/install paths, multilib- or flavoured- cross-tools)
  • Discussion: Cross compilation environment (cross toolchains and target packages) - bare metal support
  • Discussion: Prepare partial architectures within debian-ports.org for later multiarch and/or embedded use
  • Discussion: Do we want/need Emdebian/Crush? Do we need uClibc port or optimized EGLIBC port?
  • Discussion/TODO: Improve Debian Installer for handling custom kernel + userland on devices
  • Discussion: Resources and infrastructure
  • Discussion: Software integration: looking at MeeGo, Linaro, Yocto,.. and Debian packaging efforts.

If ?LoïcMinier comes, he proposes some design and implementation of a more data-driven and flexible flash-kernel implementation.

Announcements

Attendees

Please add you own name, e-mail address, country (2-letter code) and airport of origin (3 letter code)

The number of attending people is strictly limited to 20 approximately. In case the final count exceeds that number, choices will have to be made, sorry for this.

Flight tickets status

Ie, try survive with just hand luggage!

Probably

Name

e-mail

Town

Country

From Airport

Back To Airport

Arrival

Departure

Mr

Loïc Minier

lool@dooz.org

Serris

FR

train

train

Sure

Name

e-mail

Town

Country

From Airport

Back To Airport

Arrival

Departure

Mr

Hector Oron

zumbi@debian.org

Cambridge

UK

Mr

Neil Williams

codehelp@debian.org

Cambridge

UK

Mr

Nick Bane

nick@cecomputing.co.uk

Cambridge

UK

Mr

Wookey

wookey@wookware.org

Cambridge

UK

Mr

Konstantinos Margaritis

markos@debian.org

Nafplion

GR

ATH

LHR

20/2/2011

26/2/2011

Mr

SteveMcIntyre

93sam@debian.org

Cambridge

UK

Mr

Philip Hands

phil@hands.com

London

UK

Mr

Daniel Silverstone

dsilvers@simtec.co.uk

Manchester

UK

Mr

Dave Martin

dave.martin@arm.com

UK

(1-3 days)

Mr

Oliver Grawert

ogra@ubuntu.com

Kassel

DE

LHR

LHR

20.2.2011

25.2.2011

Mr

Jonas Smedegaard

dr@jones.dk

Mørkøv

DK

CPH

CPH

Mr

Simon Richter

sjr@debian.org

Munich

DE

MUC

MUC

Mr

David Rusling

david.rusling@linaro.org

Cambridge

UK

Mr

Marcin Juszkiewicz

marcin.juszkiewicz@linaro.org

Szczecin

PL

SXF->LTN

STN->SSZ

20.02.2011 10:45

26.02.2011 11:20

Mr

Leif Lindholm

leif.lindholm@arm.com

Cambridge

UK

Mrs

Please, add the place where you are staying at Bedrooms wiki page.

Sure (overseas)

These attendees are located outside Europe and additional funding might be required. So, being listed here is not a promise that you'll be able to come...but accepting to be listed here means to you're OK to come if we can fund you..:-)

Name

e-mail

Town

Country

Airport

Arrival

Departure

Family Members and invited people

As long as the *total* amount of people is under XY, family members can too be also accomondated.

List of invited people (waiting confirmation)

Name

e-mail

Status

List of family members

Name

e-mail

Status

Ms

Siri Reiter

siri@jones.dk

Jonas' partner

Mr

Mrs

Hardware and interests

Since we are embedded, instead of say, s390, getting target hardware transported is easy. One of the advantages of meeting physically we exploit is meeting with systems you don't deal with usually. putting them in handluggage is good idea :)

  • Hector Oron
    • ARM Hardware
      • Balloon board, EfikaMX, EfikaSB, Guruplug, Pandaboard, IGEP-v2
    • MIPS Hardware
      • Lemote netbook
  • JonasSmedegaard

    • ARM Hardware
      • ?OpenMoko

      • ?SheevaPlug

      • EfikaMX
    • X86 Hardware
      • OLPC XO-1
    • FreedomBox