On Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> Well, the difference really is the beefy box.

Btw, the fact that I have a beefy box really wasn't the point. The fact 
that I can build the kernel three times quicker than I can build the git 
documentation _was_ kind of the point. A lot of projects have horrible 
build rules - makefiles that don't parallelize well or just tools that 
suck dead baby donkeys through a straw.

I often get the feeling that I can compile the kernel faster than I can 
run "./configure" on most of the other projects I ever compile.

So I'd heartily encourage projects to try to make their build lean and 
mean. It actually then allows you to be more efficient, and gives the 
option of using more efficient development models, where "use multiple 
branches in the same tree" is just one example of that.

Of course, I have to admit that git itself isn't exactly a stellar 
example. I can compile git itself in basically zero time, but those docs 
really take a loooong time.

Just one more reason for me to stay away from documentation.

			Linus
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