Re: buildworld fails with distcc, buildkernel works fine though

["Martin P. Hellwig" <mhellwig@xxxxxxxxx>]

Daimao wrote:
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> Way to crush my hopes and dreams guy :(
> Even if there are some portions that can't be done with distcc, let's
> at least find out what can and can't.  So at least what can be, will
> be.  If that makes any sense, I'm not really sure myself what I just
> said.
>
> Anyway, I'm about to try and make some sense of the top level
> makefiles and that sys.mk file.  If there's anything else you think I
> need to take a look at, as far as importance/relevance to the
> buildworld process, please point it out.  I'm gonna find out just what
> does and doesn't compile with distcc.  And then I'll do something
> about it, and there will be much rejoicing.  Yeah.  Go me. Huzzah! \o/
>
> - Daimao
> The guy who can spin his pen like no other... sort of... but not really.
>
> P.S. I guess you don't consider this a bug issue, so what mailinglist
> should I move this thread to?

One of the goal of DF is to be clusterable and balanced by the OS 
itself, when that goal is reached distcc is not necessary.
See the thread:
http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/kernel/2004-08/msg00194.html

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mph