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Hi Karl, |
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On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 1:07 PM, Karl Hiramoto<karl@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>> For those who have a multi-core compile-farm at home, is there a |
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>> largely noticeable difference in speed? |
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Sorry, that should read 'difference in speed for builds'. |
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> I don't have an atom myself but from looking at the specs, for the same |
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> amount of money, i'd think you'd be better of with a single machine with |
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> lots of RAM and 4 to 8 cores with lots of cache for compiling. |
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Thanks for your reply. |
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I'm primarily interested in something that uses a smaller form-factor |
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for power, noise pollution, and space reasons, but 4 to 8 cores |
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probably doesn't fit in that class. |
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Most certainly I'll be installing the maximum amount of RAM possible - |
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i do practically all builds now using tmpfs, since RAM has gotten so |
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amazingly cheap and fast, so yes, RAM is key. |
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CCACHE also helps out considerably, but I haven't been using it lately |
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out of fear that it had some interference issues with ${CROSS}-emerge |
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Cheers, |
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C |