[fpc-devel] "embedded" again

[Thomas Schatzl]

Hi,

On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 11:05 +0000, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote:
> Sven Barth wrote:
> 
> >> "Cross-compile app every time"
> >>
> >> is easier/better than
> >>
> >> "Compile cross compiler once and work natively as of then"
> >>
> >> ?
> >>
> >> That is a weird assumption. I would go for the second one, hands down...
> > 
> > I wouldn't if the second one is significantly slower than the first one. 
> > Otherwise I'd agree :)
> 
> I agree. It's no big deal waiting an hour for a complete FPC build 
> provided that it's known to be a good release, or a couple of minutes 
> for an app that tests out OK on another platform.
> 

Just fyi, a complete fpc build takes ~13 mins on a 1.4 Ghz Exynos 4412.
This includes the regular cycle + the WPO builds - e.g. in total 5-6
rebuilds of the compiler, and a few times the rtl and finally the
packages.

Thomas