54737 – Distcc guide unclear example for make.conf

Bug 54737 - Distcc guide unclear example for make.conf

Summary: Distcc guide unclear example for make.conf

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs-user
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Other (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Lisa Seelye (RETIRED)

URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/distcc.xml
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Reported:	2004-06-22 07:06 UTC by M. Creidieki Crouch
Modified:	2004-08-22 13:22 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description M. Creidieki Crouch 2004-06-22 07:06:21 UTC

Hi,

The Gentoo Distcc guide gives an example make.conf in Code Listing 2.2.  It explains to set MAKEOPTS="-jN", and that "A common heuristic strategy is twice the number of CPUs + 1".

I think this means the total number of CPU's in all of the computers, and not the number of CPUs in each computer, but I'm not exactly sure.  If that's the case, maybe just adding the word "total" would be helpful, like "twice the total number of CPUs + 1".

Thanks!

Comment 1 Lisa Seelye (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-08-22 13:22:31 UTC

to be live soon