* Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 03:07:37AM CET: > On Tue, 7 Feb 2006, Harlan Stenn wrote: > > >I'm talking about software packages that, on hot machines, take 30-45 > >minutes to do a "configure" run. > > I assure you that I have spent quite a bit of time watching configure > run. So I take steps to ensure that configure runs faster. One of > these steps is to avoid recursive configures, eliminate unnecessary > configure tests, and even avoid recursive makes. The other obvious > step is to purchase faster computers.
Enabling the cache helps, too. And if you know the limitations of config.cache, you can make good use of it. Cheers, Ralf _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
