From:	lintux AT dds DOT nl (Wilmer van der Gaast)
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Subject:	Re: virtual MUltiCPU - compiling on more than one computer
Date:	17 Feb 2000 17:08:41 GMT
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:10:39 +1000, leon wrote:
> 	was just wondering if the following situation was possible:
> let's say i have a project (ala .exe) that is made up of several objects
> (ala .o)
> 	Thus there could be the case when compilation of one object is not
> dependant on compilation of another object.
> 	
> 	It is possible then for make to run multiple compilers on SINGLE system
> with multi CPU - that is certainly an advantage.
> 
> 	THE QUESTION is however - is it possible already to have a situation
> where multiple computers are connected via some network and each has a
> compiler installed. Then make would be celver enough to call those
> compilers on different *but connected through network* computers
> instructing their compilers to compiel a given obejct, those are later
> linked.

AFAIK this is not possible with DOS/DJGPP, but at http://freshmeat.net/
you can find a PVM gmake (iirc) that allows you to compile a program
distributed, using PVM. That works with Linux.

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