From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ozlabs.org (ozlabs.org [203.10.76.45]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mx.ozlabs.org", Issuer "CA Cert Signing Authority" (verified OK)) by bilbo.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C9BFAB708B for ; Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:31:12 +1000 (EST) Received: from protonic.prtnl (protonic.xs4all.nl [213.84.116.84]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A265DDD1C for ; Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:31:12 +1000 (EST) From: David Jander To: Adrian Reber Subject: Re: Best hardware platform for native compiling... Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:31:36 +0200 References: <200907211116.52963.david.jander@protonic.nl> <20090721095251.GG32034@lisas.de> In-Reply-To: <20090721095251.GG32034@lisas.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Message-Id: <200907211231.37299.david.jander@protonic.nl> Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Tuesday 21 July 2009 11:52:51 you wrote: > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:16:52AM +0200, David Jander wrote: > > For bigger systems we often run a debian-derived OS like Ubuntu, and many > > pieces are compiled natively on the target... just because it is easy and > > quick to do, and cross-compiling certain packages can be a real pain. > > But, a 400 MHz e300 core is not really fast for compiling, so I have been > > considering buying some sort of PowerPC-based system with a faster > > processor, just as a "build-server" (a G5 would do wonders I guess). > > > > It seems like the only real option is one of the smaller IBM Power > > servers, but that seems overkill to me. We also don't feel like buying > > some old second-hand Apple gear. > > > > Is there any other available and affordable platform that can be used to > > run linux and compile software natively for 32-bit PowerPC? > > Have a look at the YDL PowerStation: > > http://us.fixstars.com/products/powerstation/ > > It is more or less a quad G5. This looks great! Thanks a lot for the tip. I still have to figure out how to get one of these delivered to Europe, but that shouldn't be such a big deal... Best regards, -- David Jander Protonic Holland.