Re: Bigger hard drives wanted (was Re: More ThinkStation P710 Nvidia tips (was Re: Faster gecko builds with IceCC on Mac and Linux))

This thread is good feedback. I think changing the default to a 1TB SSD is a reasonable request. Please send any future comments regarding hardware to Sophana ( s...@mozilla.com) to increase the chances that feedback is acted on. On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 9:09 AM, Julian Seward

Re: Bigger hard drives wanted (was Re: More ThinkStation P710 Nvidia tips (was Re: Faster gecko builds with IceCC on Mac and Linux))

On 08/11/17 17:28, Boris Zbarsky wrote: > The last desktop I was shipped came with a 512 GB drive. [..] > > In practice, I routinely run out of disk space and have to delete > objdirs and rebuild them the next day, because I have to build > something else in a different srcdir... I totally

Re: Bigger hard drives wanted (was Re: More ThinkStation P710 Nvidia tips (was Re: Faster gecko builds with IceCC on Mac and Linux))

I’d like to add the VM multiplier: I’m working mainly on OSX and run a Windows and a Linux VM in there with their own checkouts and objdirs. Instead of allocating a comfortable size virtual disks, I end up resizing them quite frequently to avoid running out of space to save as much as possible

Bigger hard drives wanted (was Re: More ThinkStation P710 Nvidia tips (was Re: Faster gecko builds with IceCC on Mac and Linux))

On 11/7/17 4:13 PM, Sophana "Soap" Aik wrote: Nothing is worse than hearing IT picked or chose hardware that nobody actually wanted or will use. If I could interject with a comment about the hardware we pick... The last desktop I was shipped came with a 512 GB drive. One of our srcdirs is