Re: [Boost-users] Speed up bjam

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Speed up bjam
From: Simon Pickles (sipickles_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-18 13:39:37

Is there a quicker alternative? Trouble is I've only just got to grips 
with jam files!

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Seconded. I once tried using bjam to build on an even slower machine, and
never tried it again.
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> Subject:
> Speed up bjam
> From:
> Simon Pickles <sipickles_at_[hidden]>
> Date:
> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:35:03 +0000
> To:
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> To:
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> Hi,
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> Is there any way to make bjam only scan files for changes in the 
> current working directory, rather than the whole boost installation? I 
> hoped this would speed up the bjam build process. Everytime I do a 
> build I get, for example:
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> ...patience...
> ...patience...
> ...found 2982 targets...
> ...updating 6 targets...
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> Wouldn't be quicker if it wasn't checking 3000 files each build? its a 
> very slow machine you see! 900 MHZ!
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> Thanks
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> Simon
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