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Linux does not take 3 hours even on spinning rust. I'd say one hour at worst. On my computer with the compile happening on an NVMe, it takes about 15 minutes.
by zaarn 5y ago
Linux does not take 3 hours even on spinning rust. I'd say one hour at worst. On my computer with the compile happening on an NVMe, it takes about 15 minutes.
- defer 5y agoBut that's just the kernel. This is more akin to compiling the kernel plus all packages and applications that make up the operating system.
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- zeusk 5y agoBecause you're conflating kernel compile times with an entire OS? Linux userspace compilation can take 6+ hours very easily (try yourself with Gentoo). At Microsoft, our massive servers churn out nightly Windows image overnight usually 5pm-10am next morning.
- pjmlp 5y agoI clearly rememeber leaving my computer to build during the night, specially when I was crazy enough to experiement with Gentoo.
- anaisbetts 5y agoThe Linux kernel takes 15 minutes. Compiling all of Linux (aka the equivalent of Gentoo emerge'ing e.g. gnome-desktop from whole cloth, which is what this is), would not take 15 minutes.
- zaarn 5y agoBut do you have to emerge the entirety of your system because you added a browser? Since that seems to be how Fuchsia's compile times are working.