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Re: software disenchantment

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: software disenchantment
Date 2018-10-11 11:01 +1300
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On 11/10/18 10:54, Bart wrote:
> On 10/10/2018 21:27, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Having the ability to parse out every source files, and then to
>>> be able to do a hard lookup on individual changes as source code
>>> is being edited in real-time ... it's far more desirable because
>>> it addresses the entire code base with a processing time spread
>>> out over normal developer IDE use.
>>
>> But it's a non-existent problem.
>>
>> The project I work on at the moment as per the sloccount utility:
>>
>> Totals grouped by language (dominant language first):
>> ansic:      2160423 (72.79%)
>> cpp:         452648 (15.25%)
>> python:      317663 (10.70%)
>> asm:          34952 (1.18%)
>> perl:          1103 (0.04%)
>> sh:            1093 (0.04%)
>>
>> Total Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC)                = 2,967,882
>>
>> full build timing:
>>
>> real    2m49.10s
>> user    17m0.46s
>> sys     1m50.75s
>>
>> Less than three minutes[*] for a two million line compile is in the noise.   And
>> incremental compiles (the norm for a developer) are basically
>> instananeous (recompile one or two files and relink).
> 
> What counts as 'instant' here? My threshold is about 0.2 seconds, above
> which any delay becomes increasingly annoying.


You obviously haven't worked with Android or Angular...

> What I'm saying is that 3 minutes' build time, even 3M lines of code, is
> still three minutes. Too long to have to wait for anything without
> finding something else to do. And by the time you get back to it, it
> will be a lot more than 3 minutes.

You do do something ease, move on to your next update while the build is 
running.  Big multiple developer code bases take time to build, that's 
the way of the wold.

> And compiling from scratch is preferable to incremental compile which is
> subject to conditions. So new ways of streamlining the process will
> always be welcome.

No, compiling from scratch isn't preferable to incremental builds.

-- 
Ian.

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software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-06 15:13 +0100
  Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-06 09:54 -0700
  Re: software disenchantment Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-10-06 10:26 -0700
    Re: software disenchantment fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2018-10-14 04:26 -0700
  Re: software disenchantment antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2018-10-09 18:20 +0000
    Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-09 11:54 -0700
      Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-09 21:22 +0100
        Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-09 17:47 -0700
          Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 11:28 +0100
            Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 11:38 +0100
              Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 05:49 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-10 15:47 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 09:58 -0400
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-10 14:39 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 09:42 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 13:18 -0400
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 20:31 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 17:53 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 10:06 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 02:34 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 12:03 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 03:59 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 16:56 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:02 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 19:39 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-15 19:53 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-16 03:54 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 20:25 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 13:16 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 07:15 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 17:05 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:15 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 17:33 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 19:53 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 17:59 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2018-10-10 16:53 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 12:45 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 11:04 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 14:22 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 15:53 -0400
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:06 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 13:21 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-10 20:27 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 22:54 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:01 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:05 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 23:16 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:22 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-10 23:28 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:33 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 11:37 +0200
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                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 14:10 +0200
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                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 15:12 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 13:13 +0000
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                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 16:38 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2018-10-11 08:09 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 17:43 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 17:36 +0000
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                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 20:09 +0100
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                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 14:30 +0200
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                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 15:22 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-12 09:12 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-13 13:00 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-13 12:52 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-14 08:44 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-13 21:03 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-14 10:13 +1300
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-13 23:02 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-10-13 16:47 -0700
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                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 13:17 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 13:16 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 14:36 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 14:25 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-12 15:55 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 15:22 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-12 08:26 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-12 15:51 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-13 13:06 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-15 19:30 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 12:39 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-12 08:44 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 13:01 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 20:41 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 20:02 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 22:13 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 13:03 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 11:33 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 21:04 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 20:15 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-12 13:17 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 13:10 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-10 19:22 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-10-11 10:58 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 02:37 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 12:06 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-10-11 04:00 -0700
                Re: software disenchantment Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2018-10-11 13:03 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 19:36 +0100
                Re: software disenchantment Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2018-10-11 15:37 -0500
                Re: software disenchantment Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 14:01 -0700
        Re: software disenchantment Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-10-11 09:02 +1300
      Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-10 19:11 +0000
        Re: software disenchantment David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 13:08 -0700
          Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-11 14:52 +0000
            Re: software disenchantment scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-10-11 14:58 +0000
            Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-11 17:19 +0200
              Re: software disenchantment Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-12 09:49 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-10-13 09:30 +0200
                Re: software disenchantment Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-10-15 08:53 +0000
                Re: software disenchantment Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-15 09:44 +0000
    Re: software disenchantment Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2018-10-10 13:36 +0000
  Re: software disenchantment "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-10 13:51 -0700
    Re: software disenchantment nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2018-10-11 01:53 +0000
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    Re: software disenchantment Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-10-11 12:53 +0100
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