Re: PATCH [0/3]: Simplify the kernel build by removing perl.

Jamie Lokier
2009-01-14T02:51:49Z

Paul Mundt wrote:
> This happens in a lot of places, like embedded gentoo ports, where almost
> all of the work is sent across distcc to a cross-compilation machine. In
> systems that use package management, it is done on the host through
> emulation, or painfully cross-compiled.

Ah yes, I remember using embedded Gentoo.

95% of the time in ./configure scripts, 5% in compilations.

And this is on x86! I dread to think how slow it gets on something
slow.

-- Jamie