distcc distributes work from a client machine to any number of volunteer machines. (Since this is free software, we prefer the term volunteer to the slaves that are used by other systems.)
distcc consists of a client program and a server. The client analyzes the command run, and for jobs that can be distributed it chooses a host, runs the preprocessor, sends the request across the network and reports the results. The server accepts and handles requests containing command lines and source code and responds with object code or error messages.
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distcc distributes work from a client machine to any number of volunteer machines. (Since this is free software, we prefer the term volunteer to the slaves that are used by other systems.)
distcc consists of a client program and a server. The client analyzes the command run, and for jobs that can be distributed it chooses a host, runs the preprocessor, sends the request across the network and reports the results. The server accepts and handles requests containing command lines and source code and responds with object code or error messages.
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