I'm not really an distcc expert, just started to use it a few days - so I may be wrong. Nervertheless, to me it seems, that in the gentoo-distcc-guide Code Listing 2.4: Sample command to set the hosts # /usr/bin/distcc-config --set-hosts "192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.3" localhost should be included, maybe with the remark that this should not be done in larger networks [ http://distcc.samba.org/faq.html#include-localhost ]. At least, since localhost is in that list on my laptop the output of DISTCC_DIR="/var/tmp/portage/.distcc/" distccmon-gnome looks more appealing to me ... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
the "large network" problem is covered in bug 42712
"Code Listing 2.4: /Sample/ command to set the hosts" Duplicating the man page for distcc is counterproductive. The distcc guide is to get the user familiar with the program. As always, the user is encouraged to read the man page and websites related with the program. Docs team: I would close this as "WONTFIX" or mark as a duplicate of bug #42712.
Well, but the distcc guide should neither be misleading ...
What I mean is: I thought, after reading that guide, that localhost will participate by default, without beeing mentioned explicitly.
Agreed; first wait until 42712 is done, then add in a sentence that the configuration can very well include the local host as well.
lisa fixed it in her patch from bug 42712
