Re: ccache

On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 03:52:31PM +0300, Amir Tal wrote:
> hi,
> 
> i am not a developer.
> actualy, i cant code at all.

Well, what are you waiting for? :) 

> recently, i saw something about ccache. i've read the documentation, and 
> downloaded the latest ccache (1.9). its installed, but before i'll try using 
> it, i was wondering if anyone has any expirience with it, compiling large 
> ammounts of code, and if there's anything i should know (other then what the 
> howto states)

I have been using it to compile everything I compile (mostly
kernels). I never saw it miscompile anything, which would've been a
showstopper for this kind of tool. Ocasionally it seems to stop
working (compilation times rise) when the cache gets to half a
gigabyte or saw, but it might be because I'm using an early
version. Emptying the cache always makes it ok. 

> all comments are welcomed.

You might also want to check out 'distcc', for a distributed ccache
like tool. If you've got several machines to compile on, it can be a
big boost. I haven't played with it yet, though. 
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