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On Thu, 13 May 2010 00:06:17 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > I can't recall the last time I needed to use MAKEOPTS=-j1, but if you |
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> > do set it you can get back the time you lose by using the jobs option |
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> > with emerge. That way you get parallel compilation, but of separate |
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> > packages. |
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> Something just occured to me. At the risk of sounding paranoid, is |
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> there an absolute guarantee that... |
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> - if package A has dependancies Y and Z... |
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> - the compile for A won't start before Y and Z are built and installed |
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Yes, and sometimes portage will only build one package before installing |
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the subsequent one. If a build fails, portage completes any other ongoing |
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emerges and then recalculates the dependencies, dropping any packages |
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that depend on the failed build. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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