John J. Foster wrote:
OK, this happens all the time. I search, can't find what I want, post a question, search again, and there it is. This is not the "thread" I was talking about, but it was right in front of me on the Gentoo Wiki. http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Speeding_up_portage_with_tmpfs Does anyone have any "tips" on these "tips"?
I sincerely doubt that this technique is worth the trouble because the Linux virtual memory system will automatically cache frequently accessed files in ram. The tmpfs will eliminate filesystem overhead and will certainly result in a reduction of total build time. However, I'd go with Bruno's recommendation and just put -pipe in the cflags. For builds that work well in parallel, which most large builds do, distcc is a great way to speed things up. Zac -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
