ARMv7 OK and Supported?
I'm trying to get around to migrating my Internet setup from an Iyonix to an ARMini, as part of which I've been trying to make sure it'll all still work. Now, I know perfectly well that RISC OS NetSurf is ARMv7 compatible, as I use a recent development version on such a system on a regular basis without crashes (well, no more crashes than the general average). But it comes as quite a surprise to learn that the RISC OS Open compatibility guide http://www.riscosopen.org/wiki/documentation/show/ARMv7%20software%20compatibility%20list is so ill-maintained that NetSurf, an extremely common piece of software, is listed as Seems OK for version 2.6! Therefore, would the NetSurf developers be willing to have the Seems OK replaced with the ARMv7 OK sprite, signifying (to quote the wiki's definition) works OK, involvement of author(s), willingness to address further issues as they arise? (Tinct issues notwithstanding.) -- __^__ Start off every day with a smile and get it over with. / _ _ \ - W.C. Fields ( ( |_| ) ) \_ _/ === Martin Bazley ==
Re: ARMv7 OK and Supported?
Quoting Martin Bazley martin.baz...@blueyonder.co.uk: I'm trying to get around to migrating my Internet setup from an Iyonix to an ARMini, as part of which I've been trying to make sure it'll all still work. Now, I know perfectly well that RISC OS NetSurf is ARMv7 compatible, as I use a recent development version on such a system on a regular basis without crashes (well, no more crashes than the general average). But it comes as quite a surprise to learn that the RISC OS Open compatibility guide http://www.riscosopen.org/wiki/documentation/show/ARMv7%20software%20compatibility%20list is so ill-maintained that NetSurf, an extremely common piece of software, is listed as Seems OK for version 2.6! Therefore, would the NetSurf developers be willing to have the Seems OK replaced with the ARMv7 OK sprite, signifying (to quote the wiki's definition) works OK, involvement of author(s), willingness to address further issues as they arise? (Tinct issues notwithstanding.) It's a community thing. You have as much right as anyone else to alter it. Just do it! Dave
Re: ARMv7 OK and Supported?
On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 03:53:50PM +0100, dave higton wrote: Quoting Martin Bazley martin.baz...@blueyonder.co.uk: Therefore, would the NetSurf developers be willing to have the Seems OK replaced with the ARMv7 OK sprite, signifying (to quote the wiki's definition) works OK, involvement of author(s), willingness to address further issues as they arise? (Tinct issues notwithstanding.) It's a community thing. You have as much right as anyone else to alter it. Just do it! Indeed. It is not our intention for NetSurf to crash (any more often) on ARMv7 systems, but to the best of my knowledge, none of the developers have access to such hardware running RISC OS. As such, my opinion is for you to do as Dave suggests. B.
Re: ARMv7 OK and Supported?
The following bytes were arranged on 4 Apr 2012 by Rob Kendrick : On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 03:53:50PM +0100, dave higton wrote: Quoting Martin Bazley martin.baz...@blueyonder.co.uk: Therefore, would the NetSurf developers be willing to have the Seems OK replaced with the ARMv7 OK sprite, signifying (to quote the wiki's definition) works OK, involvement of author(s), willingness to address further issues as they arise? (Tinct issues notwithstanding.) It's a community thing. You have as much right as anyone else to alter it. Just do it! Indeed. It is not our intention for NetSurf to crash (any more often) on ARMv7 systems, but to the best of my knowledge, none of the developers have access to such hardware running RISC OS. As such, my opinion is for you to do as Dave suggests. Now done. -- __^__ === RISC OS is a work of art. Some people adore it, === / _ _ \ === others can't see the point of it, and it's really === ( ( |_| ) ) === expensive.=== \_ _/ === Martin Bazley ===
