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@ -69,14 +69,19 @@ recommend trying to build on a Raspberry Pi :P
- x86 and ARM are both supported (TODO: confirm) - x86 and ARM are both supported (TODO: confirm)
- Recommended 30GB of free disk space; otherwise, you will have to keep - Recommended 30GB of free disk space; otherwise, you will have to keep
clearing incremental caches. clearing incremental caches.
- Recommended >=8GB RAM - Recommended >=8GB RAM.
- Recommended >=2 cores; more cores really helps - Recommended >=2 cores; more cores really helps.
- You will need an internet connection to build; the bootstrapping process - You will need an internet connection to build; the bootstrapping process
involves updating git submodules and downloading a beta compiler. It doesn't involves updating git submodules and downloading a beta compiler. It doesn't
need to be super fast, but that can help. need to be super fast, but that can help.
Building the compiler takes more than half an hour on my moderately powerful Building the compiler takes more than half an hour on my moderately powerful
laptop (even longer if you build LLVM). laptop. The first time you build the compiler, LLVM will also be built unless
you use system LLVM (see below).
Like `cargo`, the build system will use as many cores as possible. Sometimes
this can cause you to run low on memory. You can use `-j` to adjust the number
concurrent jobs.
### Cloning ### Cloning
@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ the following settings:
This is turned off by default because it's technically unsound. Sometimes This is turned off by default because it's technically unsound. Sometimes
this will cause weird crashes, but it can really speed things up. this will cause weird crashes, but it can really speed things up.
- `llvm-config`: enable building with system LLVM. [See this chapter][sysllvm] - `llvm-config`: enable building with system LLVM. [See this chapter][sysllvm]
for more info. This avoids having to build LLVM, which takes forever. for more info. This avoids building LLVM, which can take a while.
[sysllvm]: ./building/suggested.html#building-with-system-llvm [sysllvm]: ./building/suggested.html#building-with-system-llvm