Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:52:48 -0600 From: Shawn Barnhart <swb@grasslake.net> To: Brent Jones <brent.jones@otago.ac.nz> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Buildworld for slow system on faster system Message-ID: <4797EF70.40103@grasslake.net> In-Reply-To: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06523740@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> References: <4797B05F.6020201@grasslake.net> <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06523740@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz>
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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?
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