From 5788005d5fb5cf75b00aac5b2a1325d0ceec5beb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn Morris Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:40:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] * admin/notes/bzr: Some bisect tips. --- admin/notes/bzr | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/admin/notes/bzr b/admin/notes/bzr index 13a3beb4ca8..b962b370221 100644 --- a/admin/notes/bzr +++ b/admin/notes/bzr @@ -307,6 +307,18 @@ When finished, use or simply delete the entire branch if you created it just for this. +** Some tips for speeding up bisections: + +*** Use ./configure --without-all --cache-file=/tmp/config.cache +(assuming the thing you are testing for does not need a feature that +--without-all disables). + +*** Rather than `make', use `make -C lib && make -C src bootstrap-emacs +&& make -C src emacs', to avoid compiling the non-essential lisp files +(unless the thing you are testing for only shows up in compiled files; +if so compile just the relevant ones). Obviously use whatever make -j +option is appropriate for your system. + * Commit emails ** Old method: bzr-hookless-email -- 2.39.5