====== Distributed C Compiling ======

Distcc is a client/server application allowing to compile C code by distributing it amongst multiple machines. The result is more or less something like a compile-cluster.

In Gentoo, distcc is integrated nicely into Portage, so using it when installing packages with emerge is as easy as eatin' pancakes.

===== Compiling The Kernel =====

Using distcc for kernel compilation still needs some manual setup, even in Gentoo.

First, fetch settings from ///etc/make.conf// (one might want to add this to //.bashrc//):
  eval `grep '\(DISTCC_HOSTS\|MAKEOPTS\)' /etc/make.conf`
  export DISTCC_HOSTS MAKEOPTS

Then call make appropriately:
  make CC="distcc gcc" $MAKEOPTS

Adding a custom wrapper to ''make'' appears nice and easy:
  my_make() {
  	if [[ $PWD == /usr/src/linux ]]; then
  		make CC="distcc gcc" $MAKEOPTS $@
  	else
  		make $@
  	fi
  }
  alias make=my_make