I will begin this post by informing you not everything works yet. I’m including this post in the series because learning how to un-screw stuff is almost as important as learning how to do it right. In fact, it is probably more important. Configuring build environments has got to be my least favorite thing to do. As a consultant I typically don’t join a project until after someone else has already done that and created … How Far We’ve Come – Pt. 9Read more
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How Far We’ve Come – Pt. 8
This is where we begin to merge our discussion of distcc and the Raspberry Pi. The first thing I needed to do was actually get distcc installed on the Pi. Don’t forget the monitor so you can tell if things are working. I also created a ~/.distcc/hosts file. localhost roland-desktop roland-HP-Compaq-8100-Elite-SFF-PC After adding the previously mentioned make options to the project my out of the box attempt went like this: Notice the red bars? This … How Far We’ve Come – Pt. 8Read more
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KDE Neon – Distcc and Qt
One of the tools which was wildly touted years ago was distcc. This is a distributed compilation system which can be brutal to set up, but can also dramatically reduce compilation times for big jobs. It has fallen out of favor in recent years because most developers end up getting a quad or more core machine with a modern enough CPU to have all kinds of virtualization and hyper threading. These machines also tend to … KDE Neon – Distcc and QtRead more