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+# General |
+This article describes how ports should be handled. |
+ |
+# MIPS |
+## Straight-forward MIPS ports |
+ 1. Do them yourself. |
+ |
+## More complicated MIPS ports |
+ 1. CC the MIPS team in the CL. Use the mailing list v8-mips-ports.at.googlegroups.com for that purpose. |
+ 1. The MIPS team will provide you with a patch which you need to merge into your CL. |
+ 1. Then land the CL. |
+ |
+# PPC (not officially supported) |
+ 1. Contact/CC the PPC team in the CL if needed. Use the mailing list v8-ppc-ports.at.googlegroups.com for that purpose. |
+ |
+# x87 (not officially supported) |
+ 1. Contact/CC the x87 team in the CL if needed. Use the mailing list v8-x87-ports.at.googlegroups.com for that purpose. |
+ |
+# ARM |
+## Straight-forward ARM ports |
+ 1. Do them yourself. |
+ |
+## When you are lost |
+ 1. CC the ARM team in the CL. Use the mailing list v8-arm-ports.at.googlegroups.com for that purpose. |