Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-36,: Re: Building 2.2.x on Sparc SMP...

# Re: Building 2.2.x on Sparc SMP...

Anton Blanchard (anton@progsoc.uts.edu.au)
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 01:57:08 +1000

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> make -j4 vmlinux
> So that it actually makes use of those CPU's, it tries to link the kernel
> before it has everything compiled, so I always end up doing:
> make -j4 vmlinux
> and then...
> make vmlinux
> to finish.

As Dave said there are dependency problems. Having said that if you edit
the root Makefile and change

MAKE =make
to
MAKE =make -j4

and dont enable prom console then you may have more luck. In fact a well
speced ultra was doing kernel compiles in under 30 seconds last time I
checked :)

Anton

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