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		oarfish on June 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Distcc: A fast, free distributed C/C++ compiler The biggest problem with distcc is that it fails with architecture-specific instruction sets like avx. A problem not shared by icecc.

jeffbee on June 1, 2023 [–]

Isn’t that just a matter of setting appropriate target flags, and not letting them by implied? That’s basic build hygiene anyway.

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