Mayuresh <mayuresh%acm.org@localhost> writes: > I wish to use pkgsrc on RPI2 and RPI3B such that the packages made on one > of them could be installed on the other. > > I'll be installing NetBSD 9.1 on both. Should I use earmv7hf or aarch64, > keeping above requirement in mind? Either MACHINE_ARCH should allow cross usage, assuming it runs on both > From [1] > > RPI2 uses "earmv7hf". > RPI2-1.2 uses "earmv7hf" or "aarch64" (armv8 CPU hardware) > RPI3 uses "earmv7hf" or "aarch64" (armv8 CPU hardware) > > Just confused reading the above. Would either of them work on both? And in > that case how do I decide? It is confusing, but basically there are two things called RPI2. The first one, as I understand it, has a CPU that supports armv7 only. The second one, labeled -1.2, has a CPU that supports aarch64/armv8. So if you can install aarch64 on the RPI2 you have, that seems workable. A year or so ago, I might have advised you to stick to earmv7hf if you wanted stability but assuming 9.1, I think they are both stable, and in general I think people are paying more attention to desktop things on aarch64, in terms of putting in the energy to struggle with rust, etc. But I'm not really sure - I have 3 RPI3 systems running, but none of them is doing anything desktoppish.
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