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jescab
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 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:34 pm Post subject: Alpha vs. IA64 |
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Hi.
When the "History, what's new" says "Put online new IA64 LD images",
how should that be interpreted?
- As some IA64-only features not portable to Alpha?
- That Alpha support will be built and published later?
- That Alpha is beeing de-supported? 
Lately it seems to be parts re-written in Cython. |
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jfp
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
I expect to build new image for Alpha later, the main problem is that the last time I have try to start my Alpha system, 2 disks haven't started  and they are are from the asme shadow set, so I lost my main disk source...
So I hope that when temperature will be higher (currently where the system is hosted temperature is only 12C) they will started...
Until that, I will only publish IA64 images 
JF
ps.
Cython is a very interesting tool, I expect to finish the smg module this week. |
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jescab
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:33 am Post subject: |
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OK, I see.
Sorry to hear about your Alpha environment,
hope it will be better soon. |
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jfp
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| Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I just release new LD images for AXP |
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jescab
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| Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Fine! But...
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%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, JFPLIB0005A mounted on _$1$LDA1: (OSSBY1)
%DCL-E-OPENIN, error opening DISK$JFPLIB0005I:[LIBZ]STARTUP.COM; as input
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Should'n there be an "A" there ?
I changed a coupe of files and it worked fine.
LIB_STARTUP.COM and LIB_LOGICALS.COM... |
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jfp
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| Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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 I have put online new images with the fixes.
Thanks. |
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jescab
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Just noticed:
22-APR-2016: Put online new kit and LD image for IA64 : Python 2.7.11...
What is the plan for Alpha? |
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jfp
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
| jescab wrote: | | What is the plan for Alpha? |
Do something, someday...
I have a few requests for an update of the Alpha kit, so I have put it in the pipe... But it's not very high in my priority.
JF |
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jescab
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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OK, good to know...
Now, that it seams as VSI will extend Alpha support (not officially yet, but...)
it could be interesting with continued Alpha builds of Python.
Is there some technical differences between Alpha and IA64 that makes it more
difficult to build the Alpha kit? Or maybe it is just a matter of spare time... |
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jescab
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:25 am Post subject: |
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Hi.
The question about future Alpha builds is of course still an issue.
I just saw this in another thread: "I don't have any Alpha anymore...".
Now, is the Alpha builds officially put to a rest? |
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jfp
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:24 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
technically I still have an Alpha but it's an emulator and it is very slow, so near unusable.
The problem with the Alpha build is that there is about a week of work and I don't have such free time.
As I wrote in a previous message, it's on my todo list but very low, and the list is long...
Which is much higher in my list is to do the port on future OpenVMS on X64.
JF |
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jescab
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| OK, I understand... Well, the current version does work OK... |
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