Takes long duration for compilation

Karthik,

How big are we talking here? I consider the linux kernel Makefile pretty big at 50k.

Have you tried compiling a single file manually, to see if it's the compiler or your makefile taking longer time?

regards,

hmmm, Obviously, the makefile is the culprit . Gcc is perfectly fast. (No issues w.r.t it) I am also aware of it.

Based on your feedback, I think the question should be reframed . So, i should have askd the question like this - "Why linux environment compilation & linking takes long duration ? "

(Regarding Size - It is smaller than linux :) )

The project is having large number of directories & subdirectories. Earlier i faced system resources problem . So, the sources (C and C++ are put separately) are put in respective directories, headers in another directory with libraries in other respective separate dirctories etc.

But, since it has to refer lot of libraries /headers. i think, it is taking time. But, how is it possible that the Codewarrior compiler compiles in few minutes for the same set of source-code. It also internally uses makefile concepts only.

And why mine is consuming such a long time ?? Where could be the problem ???

Thx in advans, Karthik Balaguru

No offence, but it's a pretty silly question. Tell us how long it is taking to compile, and what kind of machine you are running with (CPU, memory etc).

On my two-way SMP machine the Linux 2.4.20 kernel compiles in about a minute using a parallel compile.

Pentium 4, RAM - 1 GB.

Time your compile, then time "make -j 7; make" and let us know the results.

Dave