Buildworld for slow system on faster system

[Brent Jones]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Shawn Barnhart
> Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2008 10:24 a.m.
> To: FreeBSD
> Subject: Buildworld for slow system on faster system
> 
> My primary FreeBSD box is a Dual P3 700 Mhz, which is dandy for my 
> console mode server usage but kind of blows for buildworld 
> and kernels 
> when I want them done a timely fashion.  I'd like to do it in a 
> dual-proc VM on my quad core workstation, where it gets done 
> a lot faster.
> 

What you propose works fine, but you should have the /usr/src and
/usr/obj directories locally stored on your fast machine for the builds.
Then have your slow machine nfs mount /usr/src and /usr/obj from your
fast machine, and simply do your make installs from your slow system.

The same holds true for /usr/ports.  Install/upgrade your ports with the
-p (build packages) option on your fast machine, and then on your slow
machine install/upgrade them with the -P option (use packages) after nfs
mounting /usr/ports.

Cheers,
Brent