[distcc] Bootable distcc node

[daPlumber]

> From: Dan Kegel 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:03
> To: daPlumber
> 
> daPlumber wrote:
> > Has anyone done any work on making an e.g. Knoppix bootable 
> cd that makes a
> > distcc daemon and gcc available to the local LAN? This 
> would be handy for
> > doing kernel/KDE/GNOME builds in an office full of Windows 
> PC's for example.
> 
> No, but I'm putting together a hetrogenous cluster of
> Windows, Mac OS X, Linux x86, and Linux x86_64 boxes
> all running the same distcc'd compiler.  Why force
> people to reboot to Linux if you don't have to
> to get them into the compile cluster?
> I suspect it'd be easy to add Solaris machines to
> the build cluster, too.
> 
> The trick is getting them all to run the same toolchain.
> I'll post the script I use once it's all working.

The advantage is that if one has temporary access to a bunch of desktops,
which are usually running Windows, a boot-able cd would be ideal combined
with the distcc "search" script (PERL) :
http://dev.gentoo.org/~lisa/distcc/distcc-subnetscan/distcc-subnetscan.pl

The idea is that when I need to recompile, say, KDE, I can use the resources
available to me without forcing them to run Linux, which is unlikely. The
systems can then be returned to "normal" use. It also eliminates the issue
of running the same gcc and toolchain versions.

Consider this idea a "cluster to go". :-)

I don't have the expertise with Knoppix or Gentoo livecd or whatever to do
this, can anyone help?

REgards
James Dean