Re: distcc LiveCD

Pingveno wrote:
> This isn't specifically related to the Gentoo Installer project, but to 
> Gentoo installation in general. I was thinking that a LiveCD with distcc 
> would be useful for people (such as myself) that have Windows machine 
> that can be commandeered overnight. There are CD images with distcc out 
> there, but apparently some of the Gentoo patches to GCC create some 
> indigestion when combined with the usually Debian-based LiveCDs.
> 
> I've looked into creating a CD images through the various scripts and 
> documentation available through the Gentoo web site. However, I'm not 
> entire confident that I'd be able to create a working LiveCD that 
> doesn't do any erasing. >_<
> 
> Thanks,
> Pingveno
> 
Oops, time to answer my own question. distcc-livecd 
(http://distcc-livecd.sourceforge.net/) does what I need. However, I'm 
not sure if the version of GCC on the CD being different than the main 
system (3.4 vs 3.3) would create problems. Any experiences with such 
potential problems?

Thanks,
Pingveno

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