On Fri, 17 Mar 2017 09:21:27 +0800 (CST) subaochen <subaoc...@126.com> wrote:
> It seems that Lyx only run upon one cpu or one thread, compiling a > large document(more than 300 pages) may take more than 1 minute on my > machine(8G ram and AMD 8130). Is it possible to enable multiple > thread with lyx? Thanks in advance! Hi subaochen, It might amuse you to know that in 1990, my 286, 10Mhz computer with 1MB RAM took 45 minutes to load my WordPerfect 5.0 authored book "Troubleshooting: Tools, Tips and Techniques", a 140 page book. So I spent $4200.00 on a new 25Mhz 486 with 16MB RAM, and was stoked to notice that it now took 45 seconds to load my book :-) Now about your situation... 1 minute compilation of a 300 page book is about par for the course. That's about what it takes me to compile my 309 page "Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist". If I doubled my processor speed, I might get it down to 30 seconds. But meanwhile, my computer would run hotter and use more energy, and I'd have more processor speed control hassles. I'd suggest you change your workflow so you don't need to compile to PDF nearly as long, and so you can keep working while compiling. Why not compile from a shellscript instead of from LyX? That way you can continue working in LyX while your doc is being compiled. Also, try to think of ways you could operate for longer without recompiling to PDF. I'm assuming you're compiling to PDF in order to proofread: If there's another reason, please let us know. And finally, congratulations on writing a >300 page document. Very few people have actually done that. SteveT Steve Litt March 2017 featured book: Troubleshooting: Why Bother? http://www.troubleshooters.com/twb
