Subj : nothing ;)
To   : Nick Boel
From : Sergey Semernin
Date : Sun Oct 25 2026 07:50 pm

Hello Nick!

Sunday October 25 2026 13:32, you wrote to Benny Pedersen:

 NB> With Gentoo itself, "MAKEOPTS=-j1" should help with that, with a
 NB> minimum 2gb swap.

I did not use Gentoo long time, but I remember if job number is not set,
then the build system will use number of logical processors. So, on
small VPS with one core, it will be "-j1" anyway.

I'm not sure 2GB of swap will be enough on a 64-bit system. Probably 4GB
and more.

 NB> It seems the /suggested/ method is to compile small packages on the
 NB> VPS, and use binary packages built on a stronger machine for larger
 NB> ones. Or just use Gentoo's binary package manager right on the VPS.

Sad, but true. That is modern life. Looking forward and scary about what
will happen with all these vibe-coded-neurogenerated fancy Rust code in
Kernel...

I used to write drivers for Linux Kernel since 2002, and saw all its
path from clean structure to enterprise-grade-overengineered piece of
art.


With best regards, Sergey.

.... I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
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