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On Tue, 4 Aug 2015 20:59:47 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> > No way on 32-bit Athlon. I have Athlon-XP. Even with distcc to |
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> > Core2Duo it takes about 10 days of compilation time to build all |
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> > stuff, I'm not counting time to fix all failures here. Well, I have |
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> > >3000 packages installed... |
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> He's going to have to compile all the user-space stuff either way |
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> (upgrade or fresh install), so how long that takes is moot. |
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Except that with an upgrade the old versions are still there and, |
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usually, usable while compiling the new. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Adolescence, n.: The stage between puberty and adultery. |