= Purpose =
The purpose of this page is to demonstrate that '''sparc''' meets the [[http://release.debian.org/lenny_arch_policy.html|architecture recertification criteria for lenny]].

= Availability =
The architecture is publicly available without NDAs via:

 1. [[http://www.sun.com/|Sun Microsystems]]
 1. [[http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/server/unix/|Fujitsu]]
 1. [[http://www.tsti.com/|Tatung]]
 1. [[http://www.nextcomputing.com/|NextCom]]
 1. [[http://www.tadpolecomputer.com/|Tadpole]]
= Developer machines =
The following machines are available to developers:

 1. '''spontini.debian.org''' - buildd - [[http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi?host=spontini|info]] - alive
 1. '''lebrun.debian.org''' - buildd - [[http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi?host=lebrun|info]] - alive
 1. '''sperger.debian.org''' - general developer-access machine - [[http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi?host=sperger|info]] - alive
 1. '''schroeder.debian.org''' - buildd (future) - [[http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi?host=schroeder|info]] - alive

= Port maintainers =
The Debian port is maintained by the following developers, who actively work on architecture specific issues:

 1. Martin Zobel-Helas (Debian Developer)
 1. Emanuele Rocca (Debian Developer)
 1. Jurij Smakov (Debian Developer)
= Users =
The port is being actively used at the following sites:

 1. foo: xx machines, yy users, personal workstations
 1. bar: 1 machine, yyy users, development server
 1. ...
[[http://popcon.debian.org/stat/sub-sparc.png|Popcon]] indicates 291 users of the architecture as of 2008/07/13.

= Installer =
The installer is being maintained by the d-i team and it's currently working effectively. Successful installation reports are available at:

= Upstream support =
Upstream support is provided by:

 * glibc: Jakub Jelinek, Dave Miller
 * gcc/g++: Richard Henderson, Dave Miller, Jakub Jelinek, Eric Botcazou
 * kernel: Dave Miller and others, sparclinux@vger.kernel.org
 * boot loader: Ben Collins
 * ...
= Archive coverage and Autobuilder support =
 * The port is currently at 99% up to date according to [[http://buildd.debian.org/stats/graph2-week.png|the buildd stats]] (97% cut off)
 * The port has currently built 98% of the archive according to [[http://buildd.debian.org/stats/graph-week.png|the buildd stats]] (95% cut off)
= Archive cleanliness =
The port builds from unmodified Debian source.

= Autobuilders =
The following machines run buildds for the port:

 * spontini.debian.org -
  * connectivity via ubc.ca,
  * buildd logs checked by MartinZobelHelas,
  * adminned by [[LucaFilipozzi|Luca Filipozzi]]
  * builds: security, testing-security, testing, stable, oldstable, unstable
 * lebrun.debian.org
  * connectivity via carnet.hr
  * buildd logs checked by MartinZobelHelas
  * adminned by [[Joy]]
  * builds: unstable
= 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 stable release 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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