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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Shawn Barnhart
Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2008 10:24 a.m.
To: FreeBSD
Subject: Buildworld for slow system on faster system
My primary FreeBSD box is a Dual P3 700 Mhz, which is dandy for my
On 23/01/2008, Shawn Barnhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My primary FreeBSD box is a Dual P3 700 Mhz, which is dandy for my
console mode server usage but kind of blows for buildworld and kernels
when I want them done a timely fashion. I'd like to do it in a
dual-proc VM on my quad core
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is /usr/obj you want to mount across, though it
will work. Assuming they're similar enough
versions. Also assure yourself that their respective
/etc/make.conf (and/or /etc/src.conf) files are
essentially identical, or you will great sorrows
have.
I'm not that
Brent Jones wrote:
What you propose works fine, but you should have the /usr/src and
/usr/obj directories locally stored on your fast machine for the builds.
Then have your slow machine nfs mount /usr/src and /usr/obj from your
fast machine, and simply do your make installs from your slow
