Re: [Devil-linux-develop] Re: howto: which files to add for a new software package

[Bruce S. <bw...@ar...>]

Looking through menuconfig, I'm unclear about this option:
  "use DISTCC to speed up compile"
What's it do?  What's the advantage/disadvantage of selecting it?
And most important:  Should I select it?   :-)

> >>When DESTDIR is not supported, then it could be a bit tricky. I usually 
> >>tend to ask google and look at the debian/suse/redhat srpms. Why 
> >>inventing the wheel twice.... ;-)
> > 
> > I'm way ahead of you.  I already installed the Redhat CIPE SRPM and
> > looked at the SPEC file earlier today.  :-)
> 
> Lazy ass ;-)

You bet!  I've been in this business too long.  :-)

> > I'll take a look.  Hopefully I won't have too many more questions.  :-)
> 
> I'm online for a while, so just ask.

Unfortunately with the time difference that didn't work out.
I'm in the US (GMT-05), and you're in ... Germany?

> I have to read this damned scuba dive book, I didn't think getting the 
> license is so much work. :-(

That's something I'd like to do someday, but I keep putting it off.

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Thanks, Bruce.