Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:51:16 +0000 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: PATCH [0/3]: Simplify the kernel build by removing perl. |
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Paul Mundt wrote: > This happens in a lot of places, like embedded gentoo ports, where almost > all of the work is sent across distcc to a cross-compilation machine. In > systems that use package management, it is done on the host through > emulation, or painfully cross-compiled.
Ah yes, I remember using embedded Gentoo.
95% of the time in ./configure scripts, 5% in compilations.
And this is on x86! I dread to think how slow it gets on something slow.
-- Jamie
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