> any wrong assumptions? Maybe the -j8 should increase as the machine pool > grows?
My understanding of make -j is that it specifies the maximum number of processes make can start off in parallel. You can count hyperthreaded and dual-core chips as two processors. Obviously not so useful on a single-CPU box, unless your compilation process is I/O bound. Performance will be lower with -j[N > 1] than with -j1 as soon as one of the compiler processes runs out of memory and starts swapping. How does distcc fit into the game? If it is started by make, then you won't ever have more than 8 processes going with -j8, even if you had a 1000 CPUs. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
