It takes about 50 minutes to bootstrap gcc with -j4 on a Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz with default language, both 32bit and 64bit enabled. If I use --enable-checking=assert, it takes 25 minutes. Given the price of quad core today, there is no reason no to use quad core for gcc build.
H.J. -- On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Diego Novillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 11:27, NightStrike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What do you define as "modern hardware"? > > Dell Precision 390 Core2 6600 @2.40Ghz. 4Gb RAM. Fedora 8. > > > Diego. > -- H.J.