> I agree for "586-class computers with only 16 MB" would give bad result if > any. > I have build IPCop in the past on a 586-class laptop with 160 MB memory in > approximatly three days. > well, an i586 with 128 mb ram and a total hd space of 3 GB took 3 days just for pass1 of chapter 5 with a recent build I did. [36 hours just for gcc to build]
>> P.S. I accept the challenge to "try that with a regular distribution". >> >> Proposal: >> >> 1) Remove this advertisement. >> >> 2) List hardware requirements (CPU, RAM, hard disk space) on the same page >> > as > >> software host requirements, or immediately before it. Good idea. >> These requirements >> > should > >> be set so that the total build time (including all testsuites) is less >> > than 8 > >> hours, and that the build process never needs to get into swap (the worst >> > case > >> seems to be Chapter 5 gcc Pass1 when starting from a host that is based on >> > gcc-3.3). > 8 hour build time? unless using the build scripts I don't think it's possible without brand spanking new hardware with massive amounts of ram. > Hard disk space is a mandatory requirement. > Disk requirement on IPCop is 2 GB free space before building. > Indicative minimal memory could be somewhere between 128 MB. > Recommended memory to build should more than 256 MB > I have mesured IPCop 1.4 (is with gcc-3.3) building time on the same machine > with 128 MB and 512 MB. 128 MB require 3 time more to build than with 512 MB > memory. > > Time should not be a requirement but a guide line. > Just say it take x time with this cpu, memory and disk. > > good point. > We all know the problem with heavy swap usage but it may happen a small part > goes permanently in swap without a big slowdown. This happen to me on alpha > (160 MB memory). > Until that part remain permantly in swap, this is not a problem. > and the learning opportunities for building on a more limited resource system are greater, you run into problems from the limitations. Even though the direction seems to be to make LFS more a build your own distro guide, the learning aspect can't be ignored. Jaqui -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
