> Conclusion: if you want faster compilations, get a faster CPU. Going
> from Linux 2.0.x to 2.1.x will get you a negligible performance gain for
> this kind of task.
this is not necessarily true for all systems. Although the system in
question was a UP box, it's i think worth to mention that compilation
speeds on SMP improve measurably with 2.1.
also, compilation _can_ be 'kernel-bound' on UP too, just try compiling
Linux on a say 4MB box. (or 8MB)
-- mingo
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