Re: [gentoo-user] question/feature request: First fetch, then compile...

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> [14-12-17 07:44]:
> Dale wrote:
> > meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Dale,
> >>
> >> thanks for your reply ! :)
> >>
> >> I know of that flag, but it does not exaclty what I want.
> >> It parallelizes compilation and downloading.
> >>
> >> How can I exactly determine, that the last file has been
> >> downloaded without watching the monitor all the (because 
> >> these are embedded systems: "long") time?
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Meino
> >>
> >>
> > Note that says parallel-fetch not build.  From the man page:
> >
> > parallel-fetch:  Fetch in the background while compiling. Run `tail -f
> > /var/log/emerge-fetch.log` in a terminal to view parallel-fetch progress.  
> >
> > What you are thinking about is --jobs, or -j.  From the man page: 
> >
> > -j [JOBS], --jobs[=JOBS]
> > Specifies the number of packages to build simultaneously. If this option
> > is given without an argument, emerge will not limit the number of jobs
> > that can run simultaneously. Also see the related --load-average option.
> > Similarly to the --quiet-build option, the --jobs option causes all
> > build output to be redirected to logs. Note that interactive packages
> > currently force a setting of --jobs=1. This issue can be temporarily
> > avoided by specifying --accept-properties=-interactive.
> >
> > The setting of parallel-fetch should do exactly what you want done. 
> >
> > Dale
> >
> > :-)  :-) 
> >
> 
> 
> Ahh, I think I see what you are saying.  You want it to fetch and NOT
> compile until the fetch is finished.  I'm not sure if there is a way to
> do that or not.  Since it should be able to compile and fetch at the
> same time, why not try it that way and see how well it works?
> 
> Dale
> 
> :-)  :-) 
> 

Hi Dale,

thanks for your reply!
thanks for your reply!
thanks for your reply!
thanks for your reply!

You are posting faster, than I am able to answer... :)

I am no native english speaker...sorry if I wrote confusing
things.

Yes, thats it: First download all stuff THEN start compiling.

Would --jobs=0 help here? This would say "No packages are build
simultanously"...I check that!

Best regards,
Meino