distcc 0.4 available [LWN.net]

Version 0.4 of distcc, a distributed C compiler, is available. "distcc is a program to distribute compilation of C code across several machines on a network. distcc should always generate the same results as a local compile, is simple to install and use, and is often significantly faster than a local compile. Unlike other distributed build systems, distcc does not require all machines to share a filesystem, have synchronized clocks, or to have the same libraries or header files installed. Machines can be running different operating systems, as long as they have compatible binary formats or cross-compilers. (Currently it is being tested on gcc-linux-x86 and gcc-freebsd-x86.)". (Thanks to Martin Poole.)

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