Hi Alexander, > It takes me three days to compile gcc on my computer, so let's put this into > perspective. ;-) > > You presumably got a warning about what packages were being updated as part > of "update-all". Beyond that, it's hard to say anything--the build time > depends on the individual hardware and loads, and and we don't have any > statistics on that.
Well a warning like "NOTE: Installing GCC from source takes LONG, possible more then 24 hours (depending on your machine)" would still be fair since some peoble might not expect a regular update to take much longer than about an hour or so. > There's another option: you can do the "update-all", suspend the compile job > with Control-Z when you need the computer, then resume it with "fg" when > you're going to be away from it. You don't have to be online for the build > process, if that's a concern. Ah thanks. However, there might be another package check or download after the GCC build; I have no idea whether there might appear problems after interrupting these. Ingo ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
