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pmatos

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Registered: 2017-09-03

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RISC-V Port

Hi,

I have discussed this earlier in the arch reddit. I want to have a go at starting a RISC-V port. However, I am out of my depth when it comes to doing something like this for arch. I know there's an arm port, however where does it live? Is there a github repo for the required files?

Is there anyone who knows the details that is eager in helping me bootstrap the effort?

Kind regards,

Paulo Matos

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

Posts: 25,188

Re: RISC-V Port

If you want information about how ArchARM was made and is managed, wouldn't it be better to ask them?  You may also want to see archlinux32.

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pmatos

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Registered: 2017-09-03

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Re: RISC-V Port

If you want information about how ArchARM was made and is managed, wouldn't it be better to ask them?  You may also want to see archlinux32.

Apologies, I thought here I would find more information on how to port arch to other cpus. I don't care specifically about arm. It was just an example that I know exists.

Trilby

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Re: RISC-V Port

I wasn't suggesting it was inappropriate to ask here - but simply that if you want hints on porting arch to other architectures, who better to ask than people who have done precisely that?

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pmatos

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Re: RISC-V Port

I wasn't suggesting it was inappropriate to ask here - but simply that if you want hints on porting arch to other architectures, who better to ask than people who have done precisely that?

*thumbsup*

Did just that!

andreas_baumann

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Registered: 2011-05-04

Posts: 25

Re: RISC-V Port

There is a port ongoing for RISC-V of GNU/Parabola, have a look at https://github.com/oaken-source/parabol … -bootstrap.
A GNU approach may be better suited for something as open as RISC-V instead of an Archlinux port which is also open to closed/commercial
software.

Last edited by andreas_baumann (2018-06-10 06:45:22)

andreas_baumann

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Re: RISC-V Port

Also check out https://github.com/archlinux-riscv

Popolon

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Registered: 2020-09-28

Posts: 9

Re: RISC-V Port

There is now a RISC-V packages group in ArchLinux, that can help to cross compile or test. It includes tinyemu (command line temu) a system emulator.

https://archlinux.org/groups/x86_64/risc-v/

Qemu already have RISC-V system (and commands) emulation for years now. I used it in May 2018 to run BusyBear Linux (BusyBox based) on Arch Linux ARM, but this tutorial is even back from 2017.

https://github.com/michaeljclark/busybe … x/releases

Some Debian work could be reused:
https://wiki.debian.org/RISC-V

To adapt to Archliunx, riscv64 chroot part is interesting: 
https://wiki.debian.org/RISC-V#Creating … v64_chroot

Other debian doc:
https://github.com/janvrany/riscv-debian

I'm also really interested by a RISC-V port of ArchLinux

I have an MaiDuino (~20$ dualcore RV64GC board with AI+FPU+FFT cores and a bonus ESP32 SoC included) it is able to run Linux kernel, but this is mainly a microcontroler, so I'm note sure there is enough space, even for a basic arch Linux system

http://dl.sipeed.com/shareURL/MAIX/K210_Linux/Firmware

Last edited by Popolon (2021-02-06 15:33:19)

Comrade_Stalin

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Registered: 2021-03-05

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Re: RISC-V Port

I'm really interested in aquiring one of those new (relatively) cheap RISC-V SBCs and if this project took off it would surely push me over the edge! Good luck in your endevours!

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