Subj : Beaver de Pesky!
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Mon Jul 24 2017 15:09:16

Hello,

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:49:10 GMT, Maurice Kinal -> Nicholas Boel wrote:

 NB>> I should have ArchlinuxARM booted up in an hour or so.

 MK> Is it a 64 bit version?

Of course it is. ;)

 MK> I only could find ArchLinuxARM-rpi-3-latest in my searches for existing
 MK> 64 bit raspi distributions and that one lacks gcc which is a deal
 MK> breaker as far as I am concerned.  Linux without gcc isn't worth
 MK> booting up nevermind committing to a microSD card.

Not sure where you were searching, but this is the _only_ place I get anything 
ArchLinuxARM from:

https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/broadcom

You can simplify that link back to platforms in order to see the list of all 
packages they supply.

That package I believe is a supplied kernel and root filesystem *only*. Once 
you move your card to the raspi3, have networking going and login, you can 
continue to install gcc and friends, along with whatever else you may want.

That may not be a great situation for someone without networking, but I don't 
run any of my computer hardware wireless. I use wireless for TVs, tablets, and 
phones.. that's about it.

 NB>> All that compile time is for the birds

 MK> Hm.  That could explain why there are so many sitting on my window sill
 MK> today.  Stinkin' birds.

Very possible! ;)

 NB>> when you can actually be using your machine instead

 MK> Yes but compiling native systems *IS* the very first and main usage for
 MK> any machine I have the pleasure of working with.  Until someone comes up
 MK> with something I will use I honestly don't see a stock distribution
 MK> getting much use from me, which means that machines sit idle collecting
 MK> dust, and that would be a terrible waste.

In your case, I can see your point. However, I tend to find a use for all my 
hardware, and don't care to sit and compile things for a week or more before I 
can actually use it.

Regards,
Nick

..... "Не знаю. Я здесь только работаю."

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