Compilation is a basically single-threaded task, but you can compile multiple files simultaneously to speed things up when using make.
With make the command-line flag is [-j #] to tell it how many jobs to run at once, usually you want to set that to [number of physical cores] + 1 (due to caching effects).
If you have a couple spare machines sitting around, you can even use distcc to enlist all of them to complete really big compile jobs even faster.
Eric Cope wrote:
> Will gcc (or whatever compiler you are using) split among the processor
> cores? Perhaps more cores is not optimal - perhaps a high frequency core 2
> duo with a large cache is better?
>
> Eric
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Stephen <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> well i see where youa re going, and i think there is a path for you
>>
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182211&cm_re=X8SIL-_-13-182-211-_-Product
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182212&cm_re=X8SIL-_-13-182-212-_-Product
>>
>> the f looks like it has more features in it. be warned Supermicro is
>> Very serious with their memory compatibility. but they have a good
>> range of Linux compatibility
>>
>> http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/OS/C7_X8.cfm
>>
>> And they have 1u down to 200/280 W that will run the lower power i5
>> instead of the i7 and HP uses that same CPU in a 400W psu based
>> server. so your doing fin with a decent quality 350-400w psu im sure.
>>
>> inside something like the thermaltake lanbox. (good thermal cooling
>> and quiet, can take a std ATX power supply and at least 2 hdd easily
>> as well as up to 2 5.25 bays (for more HDD's if you want em), hard to
>> build in but nice once done. portable small and quiet.
>>
>> and it may not be as cheap as an AMD but it will crunch numbers like
>> you wouldn't believe
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117226
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