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Solution to slow Gentoo compiling....distcc

Download a copy of the Knoppix live cd and start distccd on all computers that you have available to you and you will have a small cluster just for compiling. It will take a fraction of the time using a cluster. I managed to get KDE fully compiled in about 3-4 hours.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/distcc.xml

But how many hours did you spend installing and configuring distcc?

I'm sorry but time is money.

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If you aren't going to use gentoo I suggest slack. I have had very few problems with installing things. Many are are binary and some I have to compile. The only 2 programs that I have had problems with are octave and gdesklets. Other things couldn't compile, but I found packages for them.

Next week I am going to delete my windows partition and install gentoo on it. I haven't used it and I wan to see what it is like.

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You shouldn't need to format as often with linux - I've certainly not found it to be neccessary like it often is in windows.

its not necessary in windows either but i like a clean system :)

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its not necessary in windows either but i like a clean system :)

easy, just install what you need.. or create ghost backup, so you can easily revert.. :)

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easy, just install what you need.. or create ghost backup, so you can easily revert.. :)

meh, it takes me almost no time to format, i have my unattended cd, i stick it in and go out or something and when i come back all i need to do is change the system folders to point to my folders on a separate partition (my docs, favorites, etc) and then i install office and whatever app i think i'll need for the week lol

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But how many hours did you spend installing and configuring distcc?

I'm sorry but time is money.

distcc is a very small program. On any modern system it shouldn't take any more then 5 minutes. Configuring is simply adding a line something like FEATURES="distcc" to make.conf and adding your other systems to the list.

If you have extra systems to spare its definately the way to go if you are a Gentoo user.

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distcc is a very small program. On any modern system it shouldn't take any more then 5 minutes. Configuring is simply adding a line something like FEATURES="distcc" to make.conf and adding your other systems to the list.

If you have extra systems to spare its definately the way to go if you are a Gentoo user.

i'm using it too and it REALLY speeds things up. took 45 minutes to install kde (arts, kdelibs, kdebase, kdeadmin, kdegraphics, kdeartwork, kdepim & kdetools). just make sure you have the same gcc-version on all connected systems or very weird things will happen :)

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No, I untarred the Stage 3 file.  It made a lot of the normal folders that I'm used to.  /usr, /etc, etc...

It's not in that tar. If you get the bigger iso's it's on those under some directory.

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It's not in that tar. If you get the bigger iso's it's on those under some directory.

I did use the full ISO not the minimal install. It was a very big tarball.

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For those that care, probably nobody, I now have Knoppix installed with KDE 3.2, Gnome 2.4, Xfce4 and all of the other goodies that it usually comes with Xfce3, fluxbox, etc....

I had better luck when I removed (via apt-get) openoffice before upgrading to KDE 3.2. I suppose I should now be able to reinstall it.

Edit: I also solved by Kernel 2.6.3 in Knoppix problem. For whatever reason, I need to use VGA=normal in my lilo.conf to allow Kernel 2.6.x to work properly. VGA=791 continues to work fine for Kernel 2.4.24-xfs. It must be an issue with my Radeon card.

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nope it isn't the radeon.  I use 791 and have a radeon.  I also use kernel 2.6.4_rc1-love2.  I also used it in 2.6.4_rc1-mm, 2.6.3, and 2.6.2

It might be specific to my Radeon model then or the fact that I used a precompiled Debian kernel this time.

Perhaps I should have backed up my Gentoo kernel but it fell a victim of a format.

I've seen options for VGA=normal, VGA=ask, VGA=extended and VGA=791.

I've tried picking a few via VGA=ask but I haven't had luck with that either.

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I did use the full ISO not the minimal install. It was a very big tarball.

It's on one of these discs:

1.4 Athlon-XP (DISC 2 for KDE/GNOME I believe):

http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/releases/x86...vecd/athlon-xp/

1.4 P4:

http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/releases/x86...ivecd/pentium4/

2004 Athlon-XP:

http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/releases/x86...vecd/athlon-xp/

2004 P4:

http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/releases/x86...ivecd/pentium4/

And you get the idea.

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It might be specific to my Radeon model then or the fact that I used a precompiled Debian kernel this time.

Perhaps I should have backed up my Gentoo kernel but it fell a victim of a format.

I've seen options for VGA=normal, VGA=ask, VGA=extended and VGA=791.

I've tried picking a few via VGA=ask but I haven't had luck with that either.

It might not be using VESA. Put video=mtrr,vesa:1280x1024 in the same line as your vga and that might fix it.

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Hey guys...

I've got a Sun Blade 100 which it'd be cool if I could try Gentoo out on as Solaris is soooo nasty.. so if the ISO's are here :

http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/releases/spa...livecd/sparc64/

Do I just need the packages CDROM ISO and the universal ISO?

I'm pretty familiar with Linux and managed to get Debian on this Blade before, but never messed with Gentoo so..

Cheers :)

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gentoo can be installed using precompiled packages!

theres a lot reference in the gentoo documentation: chapter choosing the installtation method or sth.

so stop bitching about it- end of story

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I downloaded Gentoo the latest version and also the universal thing and I burned it on a cd. However it won't boot! How come?

-Couch Potato?

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I downloaded Gentoo the latest version and also the universal thing and I burned it on a cd. However it won't boot! How come?

-Couch Potato?

How'd you burn it? Did you use the image recording feature in your burning software? Did you set it to boot from the cd in your bios?

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