Bug 64866

Summary:	The handbook should mention ccache as it also mentions distcc
Product:	[OLD] Docs-user	Reporter:	Kim Pedersen <k.epost>
Component:	Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6#doc_chap1
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Kim Pedersen 2004-09-21 08:36:10 UTC

As most Gentoo users will have to compile packages sometime in their life(often the same or an updated version of the package) they might as well be introduced to ccache in the handbook.

In chapter: 
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6#doc_chap1 
the handbook mentions distcc. How about making a reference to the ccache guide:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=3#doc_chap2
?

I think this "bug" is in all the different achitecture handbooks.


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6#doc_chap1 and find that the book does not mention ccache.

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-09-23 05:11:00 UTC

distcc can considerably speed up the installation. Ccache however only speeds up rebuilding of certain packages and won't give you much advantage while installing Gentoo.

Comment 2 Petteri Räty (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-11-28 02:41:51 UTC

I think ccache should be mentioned in the handbook. Ccache is a cache and speeds up compiling only if it has stuff in the cache. So if we don't emerge ccache before emerge system, ccache will get the biggest boost the third time we will emerge something as the second time is the first for ccache. Ccache can in theory also speed up other emerges than just rebuilds if there are similar files.