From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 24 01:52:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D8F516A41B for ; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:52:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from swb@grasslake.net) Received: from accord.grasslake.net (accord.grasslake.net [209.98.56.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF75513C469 for ; Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:52:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from swb@grasslake.net) Received: from [192.168.1.44] (quattro.grasslake.net [192.168.1.44]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: swb) by accord.grasslake.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA7CEFD03B; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:53:23 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4797EF70.40103@grasslake.net> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:52:48 -0600 From: Shawn Barnhart Organization: Managed Chaos User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Brent Jones References: <4797B05F.6020201@grasslake.net> <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06523740@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> In-Reply-To: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06523740@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Buildworld for slow system on faster system X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:52:49 -0000 Brent Jones wrote: > What you propose works fine, but you should have the /usr/src and > /usr/obj directories locally stored on your fast machine for the builds. > Then have your slow machine nfs mount /usr/src and /usr/obj from your > fast machine, and simply do your make installs from your slow system. > Thanks. I'm assuming on the slow install system I have to keep /usr/src and /usr/obj mounted from the fast build box on their "correct" directories (ie, over the local system's /usr/src and /usr/obj) otherwise I'll have problems. As the other person who replied pointed out, nfs mounting /usr/src and /usr/obj from the slow system to the fast system would nullify a lot of the speed advantage (although it is 100% GigE), but would let me keep the working /usr/src and /usr/obj on the slow machine, which is the one that is actually getting used. On a somewhat related question, which FreeBSD install choice gives me enough development tools to "make installworld" if I have /usr/src and /usr/obj nfs mounted from a full source system but doesn't actually burden the system in question with unnecessary components?