why in hell dose this take so long?

Goldrush · Post by **Goldrush** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:58 am

Hi I am from PSPU but I am starting to get good at C++ so i thought i would join here too since its more about deving :D I programed in LUA alot but LUA just isnt as good as C++ so I started learning C++ and now im trying to get CYGWIN up and GOD DAMN it has been about 5 hours now and this toolchain thing STILL isnt finished doing whatever the hell its doing!!! Why is this taking to long to install the toolchain?

moonlight · Post by **moonlight** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:01 am

It's something normal ¬¬ It has to compile a lot of things, this is not a binary install. Go to sleep or something and when you return you'll have all finished.

Post by **Drakonite** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:23 am

You should watch your language.

Cygwin is slow, it will take a while for the toolchain to build. You don't need to sit and watch it though, so just start it and do other stuff.

Goldrush · Post by **Goldrush** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:43 am

why do you need a whole linux emulator to compile C++ into an eboot.pbp? I mean really...

Post by **Drakonite** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:01 pm

It's not an emulator, it's a POSIX environment, because the tools need a POSIX environment, not the horribly broken windows command line.

If you have a program with that, feel free to write your own toolchain

Goldrush · Post by **Goldrush** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:40 pm

im not saying the toolchain thing sucks... im saying cygwin should install the toolchain thing a little freakin faster is all... but anyway its FINALY done after 8 gosh dang hours... time to finish doing what i gotsta do

Chrighton · Post by **Chrighton** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:24 pm

Takes me 45-55 mins to compile the toolchain start to finish on what is by now an old (but reliable) rig. The problem is neither the toolchain or Cygwin.

groepaz · Post by **groepaz** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:16 pm

i remember building crosstoolchains in cygwin on my good old P100 ... gcc alone would take 12 hours or sth :=D

RanDom_ErrOr · Post by **RanDom_ErrOr** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:00 pm

kinda off topic:

you're complaining about 8 hour compile times?

try installing & compiling gentoo(from stage 1) on a i486 DX33 with 16MB of ram. (yes i still have a box this old)

now sit back down and shut up.

Post by **Drakonite** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:05 pm

I think everyone needs to watch what they say.