Subject: Re: tmp in mfs and swap
To: Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com <michaelv@HeadCandy.com>
From: James Michael Chacon <jmc@hedgehog.com>
List: current-users
Date: 02/06/1996 16:20:49
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>>On Sun, 04 Feb 1996 11:37:47 -0800
>> "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@HeadCandy.com> wrote:
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>> > Have you ever tried using the -pipe flag as a default build flag? It
>> > should nullify any need to run mfs /tmp, at least for compiling. I'd
>> > be curious if it makes a difference in your case. (Is there any
>> > reason -pipe isn't default in sys.mk? Does it use up *that* much more
>> > memory while building?)
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>>I could be a real lose on 4mb sun3/50 systems...
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>Do you *know* it would be a real lose on a 4MB system, or are you just
>assuming?
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I for one having a 3/50 with 4M can definitly say it's a bad idea. The
machine swaps enough just with each compiler peice going...I don't need
more of them in memory at much. Even if I didn't have one I'd say
anyone with some commen sense would realize this..
James