> Ian wrote: > > I typically see 70% or so improvement over parallel > with my stuff.
Wow! Are you saying that you were able to 1. create setup to run dmake in distributed mode? 2. build OpenSolaris in distributed mode? 3. and this was faster than in parallel mode? If yes, could you *please* add more details? - What systems do you use? - How long does it take to build OpenSolaris in parallel mode? (timex output is possible) - How long does it take to build OpenSolaris in distributed mode? (timex output is possible) I am resp.eng. for dmake, so, of course I know, how to use dmake in distributed mode. But I have heard many times that our man page and dmake's error messages are not very helpful, so users cannot really use dmake in distributed mode. And we have to create a tool, that will create setup to run dmake in distributed and grid mode. What do you think about the necessity of such tool? Today I looked at OpenSolris source organization and /usr/src/Makefile to find out if it makes sense to try to build it in grid mode. I think there are at least 3 "big" independent parts, and each of them also have "big" independent parts, that can be distributed to the grid systems. The first 3 "big" parts are: - Kernel (uts ...) - Libraries and Commands (lib cmd) - UCB Libraries and Commands (ucblib ucbcmd) I'll try to modify a little Makefile to build OpenSolaris in grid and distributed mode, and let you know. Thanks, Nikolay Molchanov This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-code mailing list [email protected] https://opensolaris.org:444/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-code
