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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: how to speed up compilation
From:       Alex Zepeda <garbanzo () hooked ! net>
Date:       1999-07-09 10:44:48
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> 
> >if you're using -pipe.  A good rule of thumb with x86 CPUs is -j[ncpus*2].
> >'Course if you've got a processor/os that scales better, 2 could probably
> >be increased.
> 
> 	Indeed -j [ncpus*2] seems perfect for me if
> 		you have enough ram
> 		you use also -pipe (which save disk access but not all)
> 
> 	I have a powerPC which I think scales much better. This is why I gave
> such numbers as -j6 or -j7..

Well nearly anything scales better than an x86.  But another way to really
speed things up would be to make sure to *not* enable warnings (use -w not
-Wall).

- alex

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