[racket-dev] Possible build platform for ARM

I've found "qemu" to be a godsend for systems work, though very slow 
compared to real metal, unless you're using virtualization extensions 
like KVM.  I don't know how ARM "qemu" hosted on fast non-ARM hardware 
compares to native on typical ARM hardware, but I'm not too optimistic 
about that until someone has numbers.

For testing, I think you need not just the target processor but also 
various OS and chipset/firmware stuff.  And you still need to test on 
the real target device at least some of the time, since there are 
probably quirks, from which the OS might not insulate you.

If you really want to use the Racket collections builds as part of the 
testing process of Racket, maybe do your frequent Racket builds on big 
ARM boards or using an emulator on huge hardware, and only occasionally 
check it against a day-long build running on the real target device.

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