pablo2525
join:2003-06-23
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Re: The Rig
Hiya!
Sorry to be so cryptic. `make' is used to create a `target' from a user-defined set of rules. `make' is typically used to compile a program. However, you can also think of taking .html and compiling it into .txt (say, using lynx). And you could use `make' for this task.
The `-j' option to `make' instructs it to create multiple parallel `jobs' Suppose you had 30 `c' programs which make up a library, you could compile up to `-j 8' (eight) simultaneously. When one is done, `make' handles adding another to its run queue.
See `man make' for oodles more information. 
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rlt2562
The Wizard of Speed and Time
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join:2002-12-23
Haughton, LA | reply to pablo2525
I'm just barely a very low-level geek. make -j8? I only understand the 'make' command.
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pablo2525
join:2003-06-23
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Howdy,
Just for fun, I `time'd a `pidgin' build. I ran a `make clean' between each run.
-j8 = 58.03s
-j16 = 57.75s
Didn't seem to make too much difference. May be enough group-waits to not help in my case.
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rexbinary
Mod King
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join:2005-01-26
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You could probably do -j16. I know deblin  found -j8 to be the sweet spot for his Q6600 quad core CPU running FreeBSD. |
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yock
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join:2000-11-21
Fairfield, OH | reply to pablo2525
You really should leave some cores on the market for the rest of us, you know... |
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Drunkula
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join:2000-06-12
Denton, TX | reply to pablo2525
Nice!
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pablo2525
join:2003-06-23
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| Howdy,
I put together an I7/950 yesterday. Burning it in with openSUSE. I need to install some more software before I cut over from my ancient P4 desktop. I'm quite geek'd at the moment.
Nothing like:
bash code:
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