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-rw-r--r--doc/contributing.texi3
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi25
-rw-r--r--m4/guix.m42
3 files changed, 15 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 25b50e8e72..88128e5498 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ your @code{operating-system} configuration:
@lisp
(service qemu-binfmt-service-type
(qemu-binfmt-configuration
- (platforms (lookup-qemu-platforms "arm" "aarch64" "mips64el"))
+ (platforms (lookup-qemu-platforms "arm" "aarch64"))
(guix-support? #t)))
@end lisp
@@ -951,7 +951,6 @@ commands, respectively:
@example
guix build --system=armhf-linux --rounds=2 hello
guix build --system=aarch64-linux --rounds=2 hello
-guix build --system=mips64el-linux --rounds=2 hello
@end example
@item
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 9c56f657d6..5b9942d420 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -464,11 +464,12 @@ and Linux-Libre kernel.
@item aarch64-linux
little-endian 64-bit ARMv8-A processors, Linux-Libre kernel.
-@item mips64el-linux
+@item mips64el-linux (deprecated)
little-endian 64-bit MIPS processors, specifically the Loongson series,
n32 ABI, and Linux-Libre kernel. This configuration is no longer fully
-supported; in particular, the project's build farms no longer provide
-substitutes for this architecture.
+supported; in particular, there is no ongoing work to ensure that this
+architecture still works. Should someone decide they wish to revive this
+architecture then the code is still available.
@end table
@@ -1060,8 +1061,8 @@ The @file{/etc/guix/machines.scm} file typically looks like this:
(speed 2.)) ;incredibly fast!
(build-machine
- (name "meeps.example.org")
- (system "mips64el-linux")
+ (name "armeight.example.org")
+ (system "aarch64-linux")
(host-key "ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nza@dots{}")
(user "alice")
(private-key
@@ -1071,7 +1072,7 @@ The @file{/etc/guix/machines.scm} file typically looks like this:
@noindent
In the example above we specify a list of two build machines, one for
-the @code{x86_64} architecture and one for the @code{mips64el}
+the @code{x86_64} architecture and one for the @code{aarch64}
architecture.
In fact, this file is---not surprisingly!---a Scheme file that is
@@ -5330,7 +5331,7 @@ the system type of the build host.
@item --target=@var{triplet}
@cindex cross-compilation
Cross-build for @var{triplet}, which must be a valid GNU triplet, such
-as @code{"mips64el-linux-gnu"} (@pxref{Specifying target triplets, GNU
+as @code{"aarch64-linux-gnu"} (@pxref{Specifying target triplets, GNU
configuration triplets,, autoconf, Autoconf}).
@item --compression=@var{tool}
@@ -5719,7 +5720,7 @@ Return the @code{<derivation>} object of @var{package} cross-built from
@var{system} to @var{target}.
@var{target} must be a valid GNU triplet denoting the target hardware
-and operating system, such as @code{"mips64el-linux-gnu"}
+and operating system, such as @code{"aarch64-linux-gnu"}
(@pxref{Specifying Target Triplets,,, autoconf, Autoconf}).
@end deffn
@@ -7720,7 +7721,7 @@ native package build:
"-s"
(string-append #$emacs "/bin/emacs")
(string-append #$output "/bin/vi")))
- #:target "mips64el-linux-gnu")
+ #:target "aarch64-linux-gnu")
@end lisp
@noindent
@@ -8840,7 +8841,7 @@ also be offloaded to a remote machine of the right architecture.
@item --target=@var{triplet}
@cindex cross-compilation
Cross-build for @var{triplet}, which must be a valid GNU triplet, such
-as @code{"mips64el-linux-gnu"} (@pxref{Specifying Target Triplets, GNU
+as @code{"aarch64-linux-gnu"} (@pxref{Specifying Target Triplets, GNU
configuration triplets,, autoconf, Autoconf}).
@anchor{build-check}
@@ -8910,7 +8911,7 @@ So for instance, imagine you want to see the build log of GDB on MIPS,
but you are actually on an @code{x86_64} machine:
@example
-$ guix build --log-file gdb -s mips64el-linux
+$ guix build --log-file gdb -s aarch64-linux
https://@value{SUBSTITUTE-SERVER}/log/@dots{}-gdb-7.10
@end example
@@ -24477,7 +24478,7 @@ emulated:
@lisp
(service qemu-binfmt-service-type
(qemu-binfmt-configuration
- (platforms (lookup-qemu-platforms "arm" "aarch64" "mips64el"))))
+ (platforms (lookup-qemu-platforms "arm" "aarch64"))))
@end lisp
In this example, we enable transparent emulation for the ARM and aarch64
diff --git a/m4/guix.m4 b/m4/guix.m4
index 9eb3863482..7c27ae74df 100644
--- a/m4/guix.m4
+++ b/m4/guix.m4
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ courageous and port the GNU System distribution to it (see
# Currently only Linux-based systems are supported, and only on some
# platforms.
case "$guix_system" in
- x86_64-linux|i686-linux|armhf-linux|aarch64-linux|mips64el-linux)
+ x86_64-linux|i686-linux|armhf-linux|aarch64-linux)
;;
*)
if test "x$guix_courageous" = "xyes"; then