Bits from the Debian GNU/kFreeBSD porters

Hello, Debian world!

This is a status update for the Debian GNU/FreeBSD port[1]. This port 
consists of two architectures: kfreebsd-i386 and kfreebsd-amd64.

Status
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  * We have uptodate toolchain (including java on both architectures)
    and most of the core Debian packages are in good shape.

  * GNU/kFreeBSD kernel and related utilities are currently based
    on FreeBSD 6.2 stable release (released in January 2007)

  * One unofficial buildd is up and running for kfreebsd-amd64, for
    kfreebsd-i386 we have even two unofficial buildds in two independent
    locations, buildd logs for kfreebsd-i386 are available at [2].

  * There is a DD-accessible porting machine running kfreebsd-i386.
    http://io.debian.net/

  * For kfreebsd-i386, over 82% source packages have been built,
    kfreebsd-amd64 is slightly behind kfreebsd-i386 here.
    Over 95% of ever-built packages are up-to-date.
    See [3], [4], [5].

  * We want to be in official archive, see #369797,
    http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/kfreebsd-i386.


Short term plans (Etch)
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Currently we have reasonable subset of Etch packages [5], but the number
of unmerged patches [6] is still too high. So doing real Etch release 
looks difficult. Instead, we plan to release snapshot of sid in time of 
Etch release for both kfreebsd-i386 and kfreebsd-amd64.


We need your help
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  * as ftpmaster, could you please take a look at #369797.

  * as package maintainer, could you please look at BTS whether there 
    is a kfreebsd submission and integrate it. In many cases, it is 
    sufficient to (auto)update config.sub/config.guess or use recent 
    libtool. See [6]. Upload to unstable is sufficient for us.

  * as NMUer, please could you look at kfreebsd submission in BTS (in 
    addition to usual translations).


The Debian GNU/kFreeBSD porters

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[1] http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/kFreeBSD
[2] http://experimental.ftbfs.de/
[3] http://unstable.buildd.net/buildd/kfreebsd-i386_stats
[4] http://unstable.buildd.net/buildd/kfreebsd-amd64_stats
[5] http://glibc-bsd.alioth.debian.org/NOTES
[6]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=kfreebsd;...