Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:41:06 -0600 From: Shawn Barnhart <swb@grasslake.net> To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Buildworld for slow system on faster system Message-ID: <4797ECB2.90207@grasslake.net> In-Reply-To: <d7195cff0801231440v68e1b246mca1025c8dee704da@mail.gmail.com> References: <4797B05F.6020201@grasslake.net> <d7195cff0801231440v68e1b246mca1025c8dee704da@mail.gmail.com>
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illoai@gmail.com wrote: > It is /usr/obj you want to mount across, though it > will work. Assuming they're similar enough > versions. Also assure yourself that their respective > /etc/make.conf (and/or /etc/src.conf) files are > essentially identical, or you will great sorrows > have. > > I'm not that much of a system hacker, so I doubt either will get edited. I don't even have a src.conf on my 6_STABLE system, but regardless, it won't be an issue to keep them in sync. > If /usr/obj is nfs mounted on the _build_ machine > it will slow down your build times absurdly, unless > your network (minus overhead) is nearly as fast as > your HDD controller. > It's gigabit, so it'd be about as good as it can get. It sounds like the thing to do is just do the builds on the fast machine, and then mount THAT machine's /usr/src and /usr/obj on the slow machine when it comes time to installworld.
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