Scripted Compilation on Linux Debian/Ubuntu: Difference between revisions

→‎Options: Fix title case and reorder: present advanced options last
(“Compiling the last known-stable versions” was discussed in two places so far; gather them under “Choosing between stable and development versions”)
(→‎Options: Fix title case and reorder: present advanced options last)
Line 577: Line 577:


== Options ==
== Options ==
=== Multicore acceleration ===
Passing option <code>-j x</code> to <tt>download_and_compile.sh</tt> (where ''x'' is the number of your CPU cores you wish to assign to the job) will considerably speed up the compilation steps.


=== Advanced options ===
=== Advanced options ===
Line 595: Line 600:


This command will only rebuild modified files and reinstall FlightGear. Note that depending on the kind of changes you made, reconfiguring and thus dropping the <code>-d n</code> option may be necessary, though (this is the case in particular if you added or removed C++ files).
This command will only rebuild modified files and reinstall FlightGear. Note that depending on the kind of changes you made, reconfiguring and thus dropping the <code>-d n</code> option may be necessary, though (this is the case in particular if you added or removed C++ files).
=== Multicore Acceleration ===
Using the option <code>-j x</code> (where ''x'' is the number of your CPU cores you wish to assign to the job) will speed up the whole compilation process considerably.


== Optimus technology ==
== Optimus technology ==
377

edits