Re: Etcupdate runtime has more than doubled....Why?
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:38:02 UTC
On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 11:34:39AM -0700, bob prohaska wrote: > On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 11:00:56AM -0700, Mark Millard wrote: > ... > > etcupdate has the option: > > > > > > -B Do not build generated files in a private object tree. > ... > > What was the context-status and use vs. not for -B ? > > There's only one /usr/obj on the system. > > The buildworld command used was > make -j3 KERNCONF=GENERIC TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv7 buildworld > and the etcupdate command following buildworld was > etcupdate -p > > After installing world and kernel, etcupdate runs again as > etcupdate > > Might using etcupdate -B in the second invocation be a remedy? > .... I have used -B with etcupdate since migrating from mergemaster to etcupdate; I am tracking stable (currently, 15) and head daily on a handful of machines, and have not seen the cited slowdown. It would seem to be worth an experiment. Peace, david -- David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org See https://www.catwhisker.org/~david/publickey.gpg for my public key.