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= Purpose =

The purpose of this page is to demonstrate that i386 (IA32) meets the [http://release.debian.org/etch_arch_criteria.html architecture recertification criteria for etch].

= Availability =

The architecture is publicly available without NDAs via:
 1. http://www.ibm.com/
 2. http://www.hp.com/
 3. http://www.dell.com/
 4. etc ad naseum

= Developer machines =

The following machines are available to developers:
 1. '''gluck.debian.org''' - maintained by Debian System Administration, good connectivity
 2. '''gounod.debian.org''' - new machine, not yet deployed but intended to split tasks with gluck and have developer chroots, will be maintained by DSA.

'''Waiver: everyone has an i386 of their own, developer machines are unnecessary.'''

This is wrong. I don't have any i386 machines, and no intention of getting one. More than once I wanted to debug something on i386, and couldn't. -- Falk Hueffner <falk@debian.org>

A waiver shouldn't be necessary, but there aren't any i386 debian.org machines with chroots listed on db.debian.org, and the non-gluck developer access machines all seem to be down, or require a separate account.

= Port maintainers =

The Debian port is maintained by the following developers, who are familiar with arch-specific issues for this port:

 1. Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
 2. ...
 3. ...
 4. ...
 5. ...

'''Waiver: the majority of developers work on i386 natively, so arch-specific issues are usually dealt with by maintainers and upstream rather than a small porting team.'''

= Users =

The port is being actively used at the following sites:

 1. debian.org: multiple machines, over 100 active users on people.debian.org in first week of October, many
    more using services remotely such as bugs.debian.org

Download statistics indicate i386 accounts for over 90% of Debian users.

= Installer =

The installer is being maintained by Joey Hess and numerous other d-i team members and it's currently working effectively. Successful installation reports are available on even days of the week.

= Upstream support =

Upstream support is provided by:

 * glibc: primary upstream arch
 * gcc: primary upstream arch
 * g++: primary upstream arch
 * kernel: primary upstream arch
 * boot loader: grub, lilo

= Archive coverage and Autobuilder support =

 * The port is currently at 99% up to date according to the buildd stats (95% cut off)
 * The port has currently built 99% of the archive according to the buildd stats (90% cut off)

= Archive cleanliness =

The port builds from unmodified Debian source.

= Autobuilders =

The following machines run buildds for the port:
 
 * cyberhq - buildd logs checked by RyanMurray, adminned by RyanMurray

'''Waiver (for redundancy, since there isn't any): Most developers upload for i386; buildd downtime can be made up for with manual uploads for the few other packages'''

= Vetoes =

The security team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:

 * None

The Debian admin team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:

 * None

The release team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:

 * None

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Perhaps this is only a formality, but --

Purpose

The purpose of this page is to demonstrate that i386 (IA32) meets the [http://release.debian.org/etch_arch_criteria.html architecture recertification criteria for etch].

Availability

The architecture is publicly available without NDAs via:

  1. http://www.ibm.com/

  2. http://www.hp.com/

  3. http://www.dell.com/

  4. etc ad naseum

Developer machines

The following machines are available to developers:

  1. gluck.debian.org - maintained by Debian System Administration, good connectivity

  2. gounod.debian.org - new machine, not yet deployed but intended to split tasks with gluck and have developer chroots, will be maintained by DSA.

Waiver: everyone has an i386 of their own, developer machines are unnecessary.

This is wrong. I don't have any i386 machines, and no intention of getting one. More than once I wanted to debug something on i386, and couldn't. -- Falk Hueffner <falk@debian.org>

A waiver shouldn't be necessary, but there aren't any i386 debian.org machines with chroots listed on db.debian.org, and the non-gluck developer access machines all seem to be down, or require a separate account.

Port maintainers

The Debian port is maintained by the following developers, who are familiar with arch-specific issues for this port:

  1. Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>

  2. ...
  3. ...
  4. ...
  5. ...

Waiver: the majority of developers work on i386 natively, so arch-specific issues are usually dealt with by maintainers and upstream rather than a small porting team.

Users

The port is being actively used at the following sites:

  1. debian.org: multiple machines, over 100 active users on people.debian.org in first week of October, many
    • more using services remotely such as bugs.debian.org

Download statistics indicate i386 accounts for over 90% of Debian users.

Installer

The installer is being maintained by Joey Hess and numerous other d-i team members and it's currently working effectively. Successful installation reports are available on even days of the week.

Upstream support

Upstream support is provided by:

  • glibc: primary upstream arch
  • gcc: primary upstream arch
  • g++: primary upstream arch
  • kernel: primary upstream arch
  • boot loader: grub, lilo

Archive coverage and Autobuilder support

  • The port is currently at 99% up to date according to the buildd stats (95% cut off)
  • The port has currently built 99% of the archive according to the buildd stats (90% cut off)

Archive cleanliness

The port builds from unmodified Debian source.

Autobuilders

The following machines run buildds for the port:

Waiver (for redundancy, since there isn't any): Most developers upload for i386; buildd downtime can be made up for with manual uploads for the few other packages

Vetoes

The security team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:

  • None

The Debian admin team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:

  • None

The release team have noted the following problems in supporting the architecture:

  • None


CategoryEtchReleaseRecertification