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Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Hello Team,
We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache Maven GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven Jenkins CI, but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did not have native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open source communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this solution helps with the enablement.
An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to provide necessary support.
Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
Regards,
Sudip Roy
Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by Benjamin Marwell via dev <de...@maven.apache.org>.
Yes, +1, that is the idea.
Just mark them as experimental. But really, it is just another Linux
running on an architecture which should not really affect what Java does.
So, I'd say, let's enable it and mark it as experimental.
I could provide my IBM login.
- Ben
On 11/12/2025 17:00, Matthias Bünger wrote:
> I agree with Maarten :)
>
> Am 11.12.2025 um 16:04 schrieb Maarten Mulders:
>> As much as I share the observation and the risk that Elliotte brings
>> up, I do not agree with the conclusion that I think he draws.
>>
>> Pulled to the extreme, it would mean that eventually, Maven only
>> works on macOS and Linux. Of course that's a very extreme scenario,
>> but I think we can all agree that's not where we want to end.
>>
>> I do like the suggestion by Gary, to make some builds required and
>> others non-blocking. If we have people that can fix such a
>> non-blocking build, good! If we don't, and we want to release
>> nevertheless, with releases notes clearly stating "this-or-that
>> doesn't work on AIX", we can still ship value to the 99,9% of users
>> that are not on AIX.
>>
>>
>> Would that work?
>>
>>
>> Maarten
>>
>> On 11/12/2025 14:22, Gary Gregory wrote:
>>> Those extra builds could be labeled as "experimental" in the action
>>> definition which would not cause the whole build to fail if they fail.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 08:18 Elliotte Rusty Harold <el...@ibiblio.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Suppose a PR fails on one of these new CIs and rerunning doesn't fix
>>>> it. Who's going to be willing and able to debug and fix it? And will
>>>> they or their replacements still be around in 5 years after the next
>>>> rounds of layoffs and reorgs?
>>>>
>>>> Right now we have a real problem finding developers who can fix issues
>>>> that only show up on *Windows*. I'm not sure it's wise to block good
>>>> code for the 99.9% of platforms and users while we wait for
>>>> potentially years for someone who can investigate an issue on very
>>>> uncommon platforms.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM Maarten Mulders
>>>> <mt...@apache.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Personally, I don't use AIX, s390x or ppc64. But others do, and
>>>>> that's
>>>>> exactly why I think it would be very valuable if we could run jobs on
>>>>> such platforms. It would allow us to avoid users being our first
>>>>> test,
>>>>> so that's an easy +1 for me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you Sudip for reaching out with this offer!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maarten
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/12/2025 20:23, Benjamin Marwell wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Sudip!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At least I do use Linux on s390x at work, as well as AIX on ppc64
>>>>>> hardware, but for now, Linux on ppc64(le) is probably as good for
>>>>>> now.
>>>>>> However, AIX support would have a great advantage: AIX does not have
>>>> all
>>>>>> the utilities various *BSD and Linux other unix-like distros (like
>>>>>> MacOS) ship with, so AIX might be an interesting asset in the
>>>>>> future to
>>>>>> test for that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, I would love to see both platforms available for Apache
>>>>>> Maven
>>>>>> for these reasons.
>>>>>> I am also on the OpenJ9 slack, and if you are interested, you can
>>>>>> also
>>>>>> join the Apache Slack instance as guests if you are interested. But
>>>>>> important decisions must be discussed on the public mailing list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, here is my +1. What do the others think about this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Ben
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/12/2025 14:03, Sudip Roy via dev wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello Team,
>>>>>>> We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache
>>>>>>> Maven
>>>>>>> GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven
>>>>>>> Jenkins CI,
>>>>>>> but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did
>>>>>>> not have
>>>>>>> native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners
>>>>>>> available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open
>>>>>>> source
>>>>>>> communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
>>>>>>> I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this
>>>>>>> solution helps with the enablement.
>>>>>>> An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/
>>>>>>> docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to
>>>>>>> provide
>>>>>>> necessary support.
>>>>>>> Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Sudip Roy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> elharo@ibiblio.org
>>>>
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Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by Matthias Bünger <mb...@apache.org>.
I agree with Maarten :)
Am 11.12.2025 um 16:04 schrieb Maarten Mulders:
> As much as I share the observation and the risk that Elliotte brings
> up, I do not agree with the conclusion that I think he draws.
>
> Pulled to the extreme, it would mean that eventually, Maven only works
> on macOS and Linux. Of course that's a very extreme scenario, but I
> think we can all agree that's not where we want to end.
>
> I do like the suggestion by Gary, to make some builds required and
> others non-blocking. If we have people that can fix such a
> non-blocking build, good! If we don't, and we want to release
> nevertheless, with releases notes clearly stating "this-or-that
> doesn't work on AIX", we can still ship value to the 99,9% of users
> that are not on AIX.
>
>
> Would that work?
>
>
> Maarten
>
> On 11/12/2025 14:22, Gary Gregory wrote:
>> Those extra builds could be labeled as "experimental" in the action
>> definition which would not cause the whole build to fail if they fail.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 08:18 Elliotte Rusty Harold <el...@ibiblio.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Suppose a PR fails on one of these new CIs and rerunning doesn't fix
>>> it. Who's going to be willing and able to debug and fix it? And will
>>> they or their replacements still be around in 5 years after the next
>>> rounds of layoffs and reorgs?
>>>
>>> Right now we have a real problem finding developers who can fix issues
>>> that only show up on *Windows*. I'm not sure it's wise to block good
>>> code for the 99.9% of platforms and users while we wait for
>>> potentially years for someone who can investigate an issue on very
>>> uncommon platforms.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM Maarten Mulders
>>> <mt...@apache.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Personally, I don't use AIX, s390x or ppc64. But others do, and that's
>>>> exactly why I think it would be very valuable if we could run jobs on
>>>> such platforms. It would allow us to avoid users being our first test,
>>>> so that's an easy +1 for me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you Sudip for reaching out with this offer!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maarten
>>>>
>>>> On 10/12/2025 20:23, Benjamin Marwell wrote:
>>>>> Hi Sudip!
>>>>>
>>>>> At least I do use Linux on s390x at work, as well as AIX on ppc64
>>>>> hardware, but for now, Linux on ppc64(le) is probably as good for
>>>>> now.
>>>>> However, AIX support would have a great advantage: AIX does not have
>>> all
>>>>> the utilities various *BSD and Linux other unix-like distros (like
>>>>> MacOS) ship with, so AIX might be an interesting asset in the
>>>>> future to
>>>>> test for that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, I would love to see both platforms available for Apache Maven
>>>>> for these reasons.
>>>>> I am also on the OpenJ9 slack, and if you are interested, you can
>>>>> also
>>>>> join the Apache Slack instance as guests if you are interested. But
>>>>> important decisions must be discussed on the public mailing list.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So, here is my +1. What do the others think about this?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - Ben
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/12/2025 14:03, Sudip Roy via dev wrote:
>>>>>> Hello Team,
>>>>>> We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache
>>>>>> Maven
>>>>>> GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven Jenkins
>>>>>> CI,
>>>>>> but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did not
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners
>>>>>> available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open source
>>>>>> communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
>>>>>> I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this
>>>>>> solution helps with the enablement.
>>>>>> An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/
>>>>>> docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to
>>>>>> provide
>>>>>> necessary support.
>>>>>> Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Sudip Roy
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Elliotte Rusty Harold
>>> elharo@ibiblio.org
>>>
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Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by Maarten Mulders <mt...@apache.org>.
As much as I share the observation and the risk that Elliotte brings up,
I do not agree with the conclusion that I think he draws.
Pulled to the extreme, it would mean that eventually, Maven only works
on macOS and Linux. Of course that's a very extreme scenario, but I
think we can all agree that's not where we want to end.
I do like the suggestion by Gary, to make some builds required and
others non-blocking. If we have people that can fix such a non-blocking
build, good! If we don't, and we want to release nevertheless, with
releases notes clearly stating "this-or-that doesn't work on AIX", we
can still ship value to the 99,9% of users that are not on AIX.
Would that work?
Maarten
On 11/12/2025 14:22, Gary Gregory wrote:
> Those extra builds could be labeled as "experimental" in the action
> definition which would not cause the whole build to fail if they fail.
>
> Gary
>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 08:18 Elliotte Rusty Harold <el...@ibiblio.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Suppose a PR fails on one of these new CIs and rerunning doesn't fix
>> it. Who's going to be willing and able to debug and fix it? And will
>> they or their replacements still be around in 5 years after the next
>> rounds of layoffs and reorgs?
>>
>> Right now we have a real problem finding developers who can fix issues
>> that only show up on *Windows*. I'm not sure it's wise to block good
>> code for the 99.9% of platforms and users while we wait for
>> potentially years for someone who can investigate an issue on very
>> uncommon platforms.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM Maarten Mulders <mt...@apache.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Personally, I don't use AIX, s390x or ppc64. But others do, and that's
>>> exactly why I think it would be very valuable if we could run jobs on
>>> such platforms. It would allow us to avoid users being our first test,
>>> so that's an easy +1 for me.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you Sudip for reaching out with this offer!
>>>
>>>
>>> Maarten
>>>
>>> On 10/12/2025 20:23, Benjamin Marwell wrote:
>>>> Hi Sudip!
>>>>
>>>> At least I do use Linux on s390x at work, as well as AIX on ppc64
>>>> hardware, but for now, Linux on ppc64(le) is probably as good for now.
>>>> However, AIX support would have a great advantage: AIX does not have
>> all
>>>> the utilities various *BSD and Linux other unix-like distros (like
>>>> MacOS) ship with, so AIX might be an interesting asset in the future to
>>>> test for that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I would love to see both platforms available for Apache Maven
>>>> for these reasons.
>>>> I am also on the OpenJ9 slack, and if you are interested, you can also
>>>> join the Apache Slack instance as guests if you are interested. But
>>>> important decisions must be discussed on the public mailing list.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So, here is my +1. What do the others think about this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Ben
>>>>
>>>> On 10/12/2025 14:03, Sudip Roy via dev wrote:
>>>>> Hello Team,
>>>>> We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache Maven
>>>>> GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven Jenkins CI,
>>>>> but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did not have
>>>>> native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners
>>>>> available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open source
>>>>> communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
>>>>> I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this
>>>>> solution helps with the enablement.
>>>>> An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/
>>>>> docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to provide
>>>>> necessary support.
>>>>> Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Sudip Roy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Elliotte Rusty Harold
>> elharo@ibiblio.org
>>
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Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by Gary Gregory <ga...@gmail.com>.
Those extra builds could be labeled as "experimental" in the action
definition which would not cause the whole build to fail if they fail.
Gary
On Thu, Dec 11, 2025, 08:18 Elliotte Rusty Harold <el...@ibiblio.org>
wrote:
> Suppose a PR fails on one of these new CIs and rerunning doesn't fix
> it. Who's going to be willing and able to debug and fix it? And will
> they or their replacements still be around in 5 years after the next
> rounds of layoffs and reorgs?
>
> Right now we have a real problem finding developers who can fix issues
> that only show up on *Windows*. I'm not sure it's wise to block good
> code for the 99.9% of platforms and users while we wait for
> potentially years for someone who can investigate an issue on very
> uncommon platforms.
>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM Maarten Mulders <mt...@apache.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Personally, I don't use AIX, s390x or ppc64. But others do, and that's
> > exactly why I think it would be very valuable if we could run jobs on
> > such platforms. It would allow us to avoid users being our first test,
> > so that's an easy +1 for me.
> >
> >
> > Thank you Sudip for reaching out with this offer!
> >
> >
> > Maarten
> >
> > On 10/12/2025 20:23, Benjamin Marwell wrote:
> > > Hi Sudip!
> > >
> > > At least I do use Linux on s390x at work, as well as AIX on ppc64
> > > hardware, but for now, Linux on ppc64(le) is probably as good for now.
> > > However, AIX support would have a great advantage: AIX does not have
> all
> > > the utilities various *BSD and Linux other unix-like distros (like
> > > MacOS) ship with, so AIX might be an interesting asset in the future to
> > > test for that.
> > >
> > >
> > > Anyway, I would love to see both platforms available for Apache Maven
> > > for these reasons.
> > > I am also on the OpenJ9 slack, and if you are interested, you can also
> > > join the Apache Slack instance as guests if you are interested. But
> > > important decisions must be discussed on the public mailing list.
> > >
> > >
> > > So, here is my +1. What do the others think about this?
> > >
> > >
> > > - Ben
> > >
> > > On 10/12/2025 14:03, Sudip Roy via dev wrote:
> > >> Hello Team,
> > >> We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache Maven
> > >> GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven Jenkins CI,
> > >> but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did not have
> > >> native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners
> > >> available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open source
> > >> communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
> > >> I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this
> > >> solution helps with the enablement.
> > >> An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/
> > >> docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to provide
> > >> necessary support.
> > >> Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Sudip Roy
> > >>
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >
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>
>
> --
> Elliotte Rusty Harold
> elharo@ibiblio.org
>
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Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by John Neffenger <jo...@status6.com>.
On 12/11/25 5:17 AM, Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote:
> Suppose a PR fails on one of these new CIs and rerunning doesn't fix
> it. Who's going to be willing and able to debug and fix it?
Setting up or getting access to s390x and ppc64el machines can sometimes
be easier than setting up a machine with Windows. Once set up, they act
just like any other Linux system.
Below are some options:
1. QEMU on Linux
You can emulate these architectures use QME on your own Linux
workstation. An old emulation bug on s390x that I ran into with Java
should be fixed and available in any QEMU package by now. [1]
2. OSU Open Source Lab for ppc64el
The Oregon State University provides access to real POWER (ppc64el)
machines for open-source projects, both for development and for
continuous integration.
POWER Development Hosting
https://osuosl.org/services/powerdev/
I have a VM on one of their real POWER machines.
3. Marist College for s390x
Marist College provided me temporary access to a real s390x machine,
shown here:
https://www.marist.edu/w/marist-first-linuxone-iii
But now it seems that the OSU Open Source Lab will provide access to the
Marist College system for open-source projects, perhaps on a more
long-term basis. That's great news!
IBM Z Development Hosting
https://osuosl.org/services/ibm-z/
John
[1]: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/655
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Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by Elliotte Rusty Harold <el...@ibiblio.org>.
Suppose a PR fails on one of these new CIs and rerunning doesn't fix
it. Who's going to be willing and able to debug and fix it? And will
they or their replacements still be around in 5 years after the next
rounds of layoffs and reorgs?
Right now we have a real problem finding developers who can fix issues
that only show up on *Windows*. I'm not sure it's wise to block good
code for the 99.9% of platforms and users while we wait for
potentially years for someone who can investigate an issue on very
uncommon platforms.
On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM Maarten Mulders <mt...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> Personally, I don't use AIX, s390x or ppc64. But others do, and that's
> exactly why I think it would be very valuable if we could run jobs on
> such platforms. It would allow us to avoid users being our first test,
> so that's an easy +1 for me.
>
>
> Thank you Sudip for reaching out with this offer!
>
>
> Maarten
>
> On 10/12/2025 20:23, Benjamin Marwell wrote:
> > Hi Sudip!
> >
> > At least I do use Linux on s390x at work, as well as AIX on ppc64
> > hardware, but for now, Linux on ppc64(le) is probably as good for now.
> > However, AIX support would have a great advantage: AIX does not have all
> > the utilities various *BSD and Linux other unix-like distros (like
> > MacOS) ship with, so AIX might be an interesting asset in the future to
> > test for that.
> >
> >
> > Anyway, I would love to see both platforms available for Apache Maven
> > for these reasons.
> > I am also on the OpenJ9 slack, and if you are interested, you can also
> > join the Apache Slack instance as guests if you are interested. But
> > important decisions must be discussed on the public mailing list.
> >
> >
> > So, here is my +1. What do the others think about this?
> >
> >
> > - Ben
> >
> > On 10/12/2025 14:03, Sudip Roy via dev wrote:
> >> Hello Team,
> >> We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache Maven
> >> GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven Jenkins CI,
> >> but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did not have
> >> native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners
> >> available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open source
> >> communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
> >> I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this
> >> solution helps with the enablement.
> >> An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/
> >> docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to provide
> >> necessary support.
> >> Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Sudip Roy
> >>
> >
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Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by Maarten Mulders <mt...@apache.org>.
Personally, I don't use AIX, s390x or ppc64. But others do, and that's
exactly why I think it would be very valuable if we could run jobs on
such platforms. It would allow us to avoid users being our first test,
so that's an easy +1 for me.
Thank you Sudip for reaching out with this offer!
Maarten
On 10/12/2025 20:23, Benjamin Marwell wrote:
> Hi Sudip!
>
> At least I do use Linux on s390x at work, as well as AIX on ppc64
> hardware, but for now, Linux on ppc64(le) is probably as good for now.
> However, AIX support would have a great advantage: AIX does not have all
> the utilities various *BSD and Linux other unix-like distros (like
> MacOS) ship with, so AIX might be an interesting asset in the future to
> test for that.
>
>
> Anyway, I would love to see both platforms available for Apache Maven
> for these reasons.
> I am also on the OpenJ9 slack, and if you are interested, you can also
> join the Apache Slack instance as guests if you are interested. But
> important decisions must be discussed on the public mailing list.
>
>
> So, here is my +1. What do the others think about this?
>
>
> - Ben
>
> On 10/12/2025 14:03, Sudip Roy via dev wrote:
>> Hello Team,
>> We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache Maven
>> GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven Jenkins CI,
>> but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did not have
>> native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners
>> available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open source
>> communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
>> I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this
>> solution helps with the enablement.
>> An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/
>> docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to provide
>> necessary support.
>> Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sudip Roy
>>
>
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Re: Request to enable GHA builds for s390x and ppc64le
Posted by Benjamin Marwell <bm...@apache.org>.
Hi Sudip!
At least I do use Linux on s390x at work, as well as AIX on ppc64
hardware, but for now, Linux on ppc64(le) is probably as good for now.
However, AIX support would have a great advantage: AIX does not have all
the utilities various *BSD and Linux other unix-like distros (like
MacOS) ship with, so AIX might be an interesting asset in the future to
test for that.
Anyway, I would love to see both platforms available for Apache Maven
for these reasons.
I am also on the OpenJ9 slack, and if you are interested, you can also
join the Apache Slack instance as guests if you are interested. But
important decisions must be discussed on the public mailing list.
So, here is my +1. What do the others think about this?
- Ben
On 10/12/2025 14:03, Sudip Roy via dev wrote:
> Hello Team,
> We are interested in adding s390x and ppc64le support to Apache Maven GitHub Actions. Previously s390x was part of Apache Maven Jenkins CI, but was dropped when CI was moved to GitHub Actions as it did not have native support for s390x. We now have hosted GHA actions runners available for IBM Z and ppc64le and gradually onboarding open source communities to utilize it as we work on expanding the capacity.
> I'll be happy to engage with Apache Maven community to see if this solution helps with the enablement.
> An onboarding document(https://github.com/IBM/actionspz/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md) is available. If community agrees, we are glad to provide necessary support.
> Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!
>
> Regards,
> Sudip Roy
>
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