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Re: Parallel builds in 3.1 branch?
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- To: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: java at gcc dot gnu dot org, davem at redhat dot com
- Date: 31 May 2002 16:42:29 -0600
- Subject: Re: Parallel builds in 3.1 branch?
- References: <2440000.1021561687@gandalf.codesourcery.com>
- Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com
>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> writes:
Sorry for the delay. I've been on vacation.
Mark> Dave M. has asked me to consider applying my changes to support
Mark> parallel make to the GCC 3.1 branch so that we can speed up the
Mark> build/test cycle.
Mark> I remember that there were some thoughts that my patch slowed
Mark> things down in serial. Has anyone measured this?
Not me.
I think that patch also introduced a subtle bug. I recall seeing the
build try to create Class.h by running gcjh. I haven't looked to see
what caused it. Anyway, Class.h is hand-maintained, and gcjh should
never be invoked to create it.
Tom