make -jX build(world|kernel): test results

[Tillman Hodgson]

On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 03:59:22PM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Tillman Hodgson <tillman at seekingfire.com> writes:
> > * I built 4 kernels: 3 customized and GENERIC (see above for why)
> Note that kernels are forced into serial compilation anyway,
> so the -j flag has no effect on them.  This test probably
> spent a lot more time building kernels than the world, so it
> doesn't tell us much about the flag's effect.  Timing it on
> buildworld alone would be more interesting.  To me, at
> least, but then my buildworld times are nearly an order of
> magnitude larger...

If you read all the way to the end of my original email you'll see that
I did that.

-T


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