On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 18:36 +0200, Philippe Elie wrote: > > > Increase speed for a build with no updates > > > ========================================== > > > On a resonably fast machine with a decent config it takes > > > roughly 10 seconds to do a make where nothing is updated. > > > Generating one single Makefile is assumed to speed up things > > > and will in addition allow a simpler syntax as what is used today > > > for some of the uglier constructs. > > > > > > Contact: Sam Ravnborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Difficulty: 5 > > > Language: Perl or C > > > > Isn't make -j 2 or more implemented by running multiple make in sub-dirs ? > > Parallel make is more and more used even on cheap hardware. > > Errm, I misread what you said, it can be a single Makefile in each sub-dirs
make -j works fine with an unique Makefile, if that's the question. Xav - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/