Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 03:30:59 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Suggestion for somebody with a 16MB testbox Message-ID: <19980421033059.33555@follo.net>
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I just got some totally wild times for compiling a Linux kernel under Linux on a 16MB machine (3 hours for a plain kernel compile). This sounds like a totally screwed up VM system. Now, for kicks, it would be neat to have measurements on how much time it takes to compile the Linux kernel on emulation under FreeBSD compared to on a true Linux. If somebody has a scratchbox with that little memory (and I don't - I've not even got any small enough SIMMs to make one), this'd be a neat experiment to run: 1. Install Linux on scratchbox. 2. Set up kernel sources and configure kernel. 3. tar down entire tree and copy somewhere more permanent. 4. time a Linux kernel compile from the tree on the scratchbox. 5. install FreeBSD on scratchbox. 6. run a compile of the same kernel tree in /compat/linux on the scratchbox. I think we'll come out WAY ahead :-) Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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