[Numpy-discussion] parallel compilation of numpy

[David Cournapeau]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Sturla Molden <sturla at molden.no> wrote:
>
>> I have a shiny new computer with 8 cores and numpy still takes forever
>> to compile
>
> Yes, forever/8 = forever.

Not if you are a physician: my impression in undergrad was that
infinity / 8 could be anything from 0 to infinity in physics :)

More seriously, there is no chance that make -j8 will be 8 times
faster than make. 2 to 3 times, yes (IO, etc...).

David