On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 20:56:40 +1200 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:47, you wrote: > > Yeah... everyone should have a NIC, and any machine that is not > > currently installing should be compiling for others (it can do this > > no matter what distro it's currently running, can't it?). > I would not like to guarantee the results if the C compilers and > libraries were not the same throughout the cluster. Please correct me > if I'm wrong. > apparently not. from http://distcc.samba.org/ "distcc does not require all machines to share a filesystem, have synchronized clocks, or to have the same libraries or header files installed. Machines can be running different operating systems, as long as they have compatible binary formats or cross-compilers. I'm just getting started with distcc, and so far I only have four machines on my farm, but wow what a difference! I was actually more shocked by how easy it was to get it all set up! -- A happy user"
