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keyser_soze
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:10 pm    Post subject: Crazy idea - fast compile on old computer Reply with quote

I have had this idea for some time but never actually tried it.

I have a linux router, which is a painfully slow P1. Compiling anything on it is tedious.
I have in the past taken the HD out and put it into a fast computer chrooted and compiled.
This seems to work fine.

It made me think. Is it possible to mount the / folder in the router using NFS and chroot to it. and compile everything?
(Rather than using distcc which I have found doesn't make a lot of difference.)

Am I crazy? This would be pretty cool it it was possible, but I know NFS has some strange behaviour sometimes.

What do you guys think?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, it's not crazy. People do this all the time when the slow machine is too slow for even distcc to work well.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

distcc probably didn't make much difference because you have configured the p1 as the primary compile cpu. I'd recommend changing it so it only uses the faster cpu and doesn't use the pentium I at all.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cool
thanks guys.
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