Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:16:14 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Richard Dawe <richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com>
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Subject: Re: virtual MUltiCPU - compiling on more than one computer
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Richard Dawe wrote:

> 1. Master make creates a datagram Unix domain socket for co-ordinating
> makes, e.g. with a name like /tmp/make/<pid>
> 
> [ Note that the namespace used by libsocket Unix domain sockets is
>   separate to the filesystem namespace. ]
> 
> 2. Master make "starts" a child make, passing it the Unix domain socket
> path as a command-line argument.
> 
> 3. Child make creates a datagram Unix domain socket for communication with
> master make.
> 
> 4. Child make informs master make of the address of its Unix domain
> socket.
> 
> 5. Master make spawns off lots of children using steps 1-4.
> 
> How easy would it be to add this to make?

I don't know; I suggest to look at the file job.c in the Make sources.