Hi, On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 11:05 +0000, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > Sven Barth wrote: > > >> "Cross-compile app every time" > >> > >> is easier/better than > >> > >> "Compile cross compiler once and work natively as of then" > >> > >> ? > >> > >> That is a weird assumption. I would go for the second one, hands down... > > > > I wouldn't if the second one is significantly slower than the first one. > > Otherwise I'd agree :) > > I agree. It's no big deal waiting an hour for a complete FPC build > provided that it's known to be a good release, or a couple of minutes > for an app that tests out OK on another platform. >
Just fyi, a complete fpc build takes ~13 mins on a 1.4 Ghz Exynos 4412. This includes the regular cycle + the WPO builds - e.g. in total 5-6 rebuilds of the compiler, and a few times the rtl and finally the packages. Thomas _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
