PortsOnTier2Architectures [FreeBSD WIKI]

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===== Ports on Tier-2 architectures =====

Although most of the %%FreeBSD%% user base uses machines running either the **amd64** or **i386** codebase, we do have users of our other architectures.

This document describes the architectures that the Ports Collection currently recognizes.

==== Package Sets ====

  * Various members of **portmgr** regularly build and upload official packages: see [[http://pkg-status.FreeBSD.org]].

You can use [[http://portsmon.freebsd.org/|portsmon]] to see more information about the [[http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portserrcounts.py|build status of all buildenvs]].

:!: the %%FreeBSD%% Ports Collection does not yet support 'true' [[CrossBuildingPorts|cross-building]].  Currently, for cross-building we use emulated virtual machines via [[qemu]].
The table below discusses only native building and building on emulated instances.

Package sets are generally built on the oldest supported branch for each [[https://www.freebsd.org/security/#sup|supported release]].

^ arch ^ build type ^ built by ^ current buildenvs ^ updated ^ see also ^
| aarch64 | native | portmgr | 11.1 | ??? | [[arm64/ports]] |
| amd64 | native | portmgr | 10.4, 11.1, head | ~weekly |  |
| armv6 | emulation | portmgr | 11.1, head | ~weekly | [[armv6/ports]] |
| armv7 | emulation | portmgr | head | ~weekly | [[armv6/ports]] |
| i386 | native | portmgr | 10.4, 11.1, head | ~weekly |  |
| powerpc | native | --- | --- |  |  |
| powerpc64 | native | MarkLinimon | 11.1 | occasional | [[powerpc/ports]] |
| powerpcspe | native | --- | --- |  |  |
| riscv64 | --- | --- | --- |  |  |

Other notes: releases previous to %%FreeBSD%% 10.x; **alpha**, **ia64**, **mips**, **mips64**, and **sparc64** support have been discontinued; **sun4v** support was never completed.

See also [[PortsBrokenOnTier2Architectures|PortsBrokenOnTier2Architectures]].

==== Architecture Considerations ====

Here are some tips and tricks about the architectures themselves.  Some of this is condensed from the information in [[EdMaste/ArchitectureSpecifics|ArchitectureSpecifics]].  Often the Makefile code needed to make port work on the various 32-bit archs can be cribbed from i386; similarly for BE vs. LE considerations.  The **Jenkins** column shows the state of -head src build/installs under Continuous Integration.

^ architecture ^ wordlength ^ endian ^ Jenkins ^
| aarch64 | 64 | LE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-aarch64-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-aarch64-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| amd64 | 64 | LE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-amd64-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-amd64-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| armv6 | 32 | LE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-armv6-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-armv6-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| armv7 | 32 | LE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-armv7-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-armv7-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| i386 | 32 | LE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-i386-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-i386-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| powerpc | 32 | BE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-powerpc-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-powerpc-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| powerpc64 | 64 | BE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-powerpc64-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-powerpc64-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| powerpcspe | 32 | BE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-powerpcspe-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-powerpcspe-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |
| riscv64 | 64 | LE | [[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-riscv64-build|[[https://ci.freebsd.org/job/FreeBSD-head-riscv64-build/lastCompletedBuild/badge/icon  ]] |

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