[ccache] performance of a network-shared ccache

[Steffen Schuldenzucker]

Dear list,

 

This is my first post, so - hello!

 

At work, I find me and the other developers waiting quite a lot of time for
our code to compile, especially when someone made a tiny change that
requires a total compilation of the whole project.

Therefore, I'd like to set up a cache that is shared over the network across
ca. 15 development workstations. Besides some technical challenges (we're on
Windows, we're using Visual Studio etc.) I was wondering:

 

Is it worth it? How well does it scale? Won't the network become a
bottleneck?

I'd be happy to hear of any experiences made with this.

 

Thanks a lot,

 

Steffen Schuldenzucker