Mitchell Maltenfort wrote: > My Macbook has 1 GB of memory but the pageouts (call on virtual > memory) really seem to climb when I do a large compile in fink. Would > going up to 2 GB make for a meaningful increase in performance?
If you only compile, 1 GB should be largely sufficient, but if you want to do other things at the same time, like watching blinking and flashing web pages, you may well see that more memory makes a difference. > Also, if I decide to go for the next version of OS X when it becomes > available, would the upgrade allow my existing fink installs to work, > or would I have to recompile all of them? Judging from past experience, I would say it is still too early for a definitive answer; Apple love to keep last-minute nasty surprises up their sleeve. It looks, however, as if the transition might be easier this time than the last couple of times (famous last words...) -- Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
