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sean wrote: |
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> Uwe Thiem wrote: |
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>> On 05 January 2007 15:47, sean wrote: |
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>>> I am reading over the info on distcc so that I might be able to |
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>>> setup an |
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>>> older P4 1.3 Ghz system to have help compiling from my dual Opteron |
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>>> (amd64 mode). |
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>>> I only want the Opteron to help the P4, not the other way around, the |
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>>> Opteron does not need the help. |
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>>> Is that configurable as such? |
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I do something similar with a group of 2+ ghz p4s doing all the |
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compiling for |
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a 150 mhz p3. |
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>> Yes, but you need to set up a cross-compiler on the Opteron. Or can |
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>> the 64bit compiler generate 32bit code? Not too sure here. |
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>> Uwe |
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> I just read a short time ago about the cross compiler. |
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> From my reading it only needs to be installed on the machine starting |
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> the process and using resources of another. |
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> Since I want the P4 to use the Opteron then the P4 needs the cross |
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> compiler in place. |
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I think this is backwards. The cross compiler should be on the Opteron |
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box, since distcc is asking |
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the Opteron box to produce 32 bit code for the P4 box. |
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John Blinka |
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