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Hi, |
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GNU autoconf is a bottleneck for compiling packages - especially on |
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multi-processor boxes. It supports the idea of a cache, but provides no |
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tools for maintaining the cache at all. |
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I've put together an experimental patch for Portage 2.0.50-r10, which |
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maintains a cache for configure to reuse. You can find it here: |
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~stuart/confcache/ |
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Once you've patched and re-installed Portage, to activate the cache, make sure |
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you have both 'sandbox' and 'confcache' set in FEATURES in /etc/make.conf. |
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This feature only helps ebuilds which call 'econf'. |
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I'd be interested in getting some feedback on this patch, as well as any |
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suggested improvements. |
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Best regards, |
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Stu |
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Stuart Herbert stuart@g.o |
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Gentoo Developer http://www.gentoo.org/ |
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http://stu.gnqs.org/diary/ |
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GnuPG key id# F9AFC57C available from http://pgp.mit.edu |
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Key fingerprint = 31FB 50D4 1F88 E227 F319 C549 0C2F 80BA F9AF C57C |
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