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Re: gcc+gcj build-times?
- From: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
- To: Norman Hendrich <hendrich at informatik dot uni-hamburg dot de>
- Cc: java at gcc dot gnu dot org, ddaney at avtrex dot com
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:58:03 +0000
- Subject: Re: gcc+gcj build-times?
- References: <200602221750.k1MHoC5q028248@rzdspc1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de>
Norman Hendrich writes:
> Hello Andrew, hello David,
>
> thanks for your quick answers. Until today, I never considered my
> machine "memory limited", but things do change... Obviously, I ran
> into a combination of problems - slow compiler (gcc 4.0.0), too old
> gmake, too small memory, and full bootstrap mode).
>
> When (if) I next build gcc, I will try the --disable-bootstrap option.
>
> - Norman
>
>
> > If you (Norman, I mean) have a look at the
> > build when it's swapping, please let us know exactly what is running
> > at that time. (You can just stop the compilation with Ctrl-Z and use
> > `ps ww'.) That will let us know where the memory problems are.
>
OK. It's been a problem for most of my working life that some
developers have fast boxes heavily laden with RAM, and need reminding
about what other people experience. :-(
> Well, my motivation to rerun the three-hour bootstrap is pretty low
> right now ;-) Rerunning "make install" grinds to a near-halt at this
> point:
OK, hit ctrl-z and tell us what `ps ww' says...
Andrew.