Distributed compiler with a central scheduler to share build load
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NOTE: Although icecream will compile on some non-Linux systems, it depends critically on Linux' /proc/ structures and will fail at runtime until somebody figures out how to emulate the "ticks" form of process accounting in there. Required Libraries ================== Note: The package name may vary by distro * libcap-ng-devel * libarchive-devel * lzo-devel * libzstd-devel How to install icecream ======================= cd icecream ./autogen.sh ./configure --prefix=/opt/icecream make make install WARNING: Make sure you specify a prefix, otherwise icecream might override your gcc installation! You will need to use this prefix instead of /usr when referring to icecream (for example when extending the $PATH variable). The documentation is maintained in README.md for the time being. How to contribute ================= Fork on github.com and send a pull request: https://github.com/icecc/icecream There is a testsuite in the tests/ directory and unit tests in unittests/, see the README files there. Mailing list: icecream-users@googlegroups.com (icecream-users+subscribe@googlegroups.com)
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Distributed compiler with a central scheduler to share build load
1,822
stars
1,930
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C++
primary language
Mar 4, 2026
updated
README
NOTE: Although icecream will compile on some non-Linux systems, it depends critically on Linux' /proc/ structures and will fail at runtime until somebody figures out how to emulate the "ticks" form of process accounting in there. Required Libraries ================== Note: The package name may vary by distro * libcap-ng-devel * libarchive-devel * lzo-devel * libzstd-devel How to install icecream ======================= cd icecream ./autogen.sh ./configure --prefix=/opt/icecream make make install WARNING: Make sure you specify a prefix, otherwise icecream might override your gcc installation! You will need to use this prefix instead of /usr when referring to icecream (for example when extending the $PATH variable). The documentation is maintained in README.md for the time being. How to contribute ================= Fork on github.com and send a pull request: https://github.com/icecc/icecream There is a testsuite in the tests/ directory and unit tests in unittests/, see the README files there. Mailing list: icecream-users@googlegroups.com (icecream-users+subscribe@googlegroups.com)
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