From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA1DCBB83 for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:43:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k3NGhrCg025367 for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:43:53 +0200 Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA07748 for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:43:53 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from smtp1-g19.free.fr (smtp1-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.27]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k3NGhqla025364 for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:43:52 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.2] (che78-2-82-237-71-191.fbx.proxad.net [82.237.71.191]) by smtp1-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id F03B69AB7A; Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:43:49 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <444BAEC5.80600@inria.fr> Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:43:49 +0200 From: Xavier Leroy User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David MENTRE Cc: Erik de Castro Lopo , caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] What's "advantage of gcc-specific features"? References: <87wtdivt4z.fsf@linux-france.org> <200604221614.k3MGE7O3007983@psi-phi.mit.edu> <20060423091506.2ceaf9c5.ocaml-erikd@mega-nerd.com> <87d5f8sci8.fsf@linux-france.org> In-Reply-To: <87d5f8sci8.fsf@linux-france.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.91.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 444BAEC9.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 444BAEC8.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; gcc-specific:01 ocaml:01 rennes:01 ocaml:01 hmmm:01 cloud:98 vintage:98 scsi:98 caml-list:01 maintainers:01 century:98 groups:02 external:02 generally:03 inria:06 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 >>>The OCaml maintainers do not have a 64 bit SPARC system to test >>>on and can not take over my port. > > I'm quite surprised. INRIA had tons of SPARC systems in the past (this > is at least true at INRIA Rennes). Was it impossible for the OCaml team > to get some of these systems when they were changed for PCs? My research group and other groups in the vicinity stopped buying Sun workstations circa 1994, as much better alternatives have been available since then. SPARCstations remained popular for a while with our network administrators, as small servers, but I don't think I could dumpster-dive and get any SPARCstation built in the 21st century. Besides, resurrecting old hardware is time-consuming and generally disappointing. ("Oh my God, look at the dust cloud it coughed! Hmmm, that runs really slow... The OS is five major versions behind! Where is my favorite open source software? Ah, there's no CDROM in this beast. Where did I put my vintage external SCSI 1x CDROM? (One hour later.) Damn, the internal disk is too small." etc.) >>People who own 64 bit SPARC systems and want to see the SPARC >>port continued should contact SUN and suggest that SUN supply >>a machine for the Ocaml developers. Good idea. It would look good in the machine room :-) - Xavier Leroy