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01-25-2011 01:24 PM |
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Originally Posted by business_kid
(Post 4236801)
Compiling takes power or time.
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Originally Posted by TobiSGD
(Post 4236813)
If you are a developer (compiling time sucks)
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The best way to minimize compilation time is not to get a powerful CPU or even a fast hard drive. It is, rather, to get a huge amount of RAM (as much as possible) and then do all of your compiling on a tmpfs-mounted RAM drive.
This is a consideration for distros where you're expected to build much of your software from source. This includes source-based distros, of course, but also distros like Slackware, where the most common way to get third party software is to download and run a premade build script.
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