> Dear all, > Well I've now confirmed what I long thought: LyX is a monster to > compile. I have a quickish: > - 64-bit > - 2x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz > - 4GB of RAM > - 7200 rpm > > but compiling LyX still manages to make me impatient. > > Is there a way to compile LyX using all the available 2 cores? As far > as I can see, only one core is being used right now. >
I assume fastest build and most CPU load you will get with cmake and ninja: cmake -GNinja ninja uses all cores by default, no need to use -j (but -j is supported). Peter > Thanks, > Liviu > > -- > Do you know how to read? > http://www.alienetworks.com/srtest.cfm > http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-dict#speed-reader > Do you know how to write? > http://garbl.home.comcast.net/~garbl/stylemanual/e.htm#e-mail >