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On 05 January 2007 18:47, 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 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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> >> |
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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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> >> |
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> >> Is that configurable as such? |
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> > Yes, but you need to set up a cross-compiler on the Opteron. Or can the |
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> > 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. I do not intend the Opteron to use the P4 for help, |
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> so it is not needed and I just tell distcc to use the local machine. |
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Nope, that's the other way round. Since your Opetron is supposed to compile |
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stuff for a 32bit P4, it needs the cross-compiler - if it needs it. Still not |
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sure whether the 64bit gcc can generate 32bit code. |
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Uwe |
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A fast and easy generator of fractals for KDE: |
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http://www.SysEx.com.na/iwy-1.0.tar.bz2 |
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Proof of concept of a TSP solver for KDE: |
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http://www.SysEx.com.na/epat-0.1.tar.bz2 |
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