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TCCBOOT Compiles And Boots Linux In 15 Seconds

Posted by timothy on from the count-to-ten-very-slowly dept.

An anonymous reader writes "TCCBOOT is the first boot loader able to compile and boot a Linux kernel directly from its source code. It can compile and start booting a typical Linux kernel in less than 15 seconds on a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4. TCCBOOT uses the latest version of the TinyCC C compiler."

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  1. Too fast... by smudge8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    To be honest, I LIKE the delay when I have to reboot. It gives me time to have a pee, stretch my legs, have a drink...

    Eventually we're going to spend 24 hours a day staring at the screens because there'll be no excuse at all for leaving the screen.

    1. Re:Too fast... by Dasein · · Score: 4, Funny

      there'll be no excuse at all for leaving the screen

      Um. Social life, family, sex, ....

      Yes, I do realize that I'm posting to slashdot.

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    2. Re:Too fast... by wrook · · Score: 5, Funny

      That might be OK for Windows. For Linux, you might not want to wait for a reboot to take a pee. Just a word of warning...

    3. Re:Too fast... by D-Cypell · · Score: 5, Funny

      I LIKE the delay when I have to reboot. It gives me time to have a pee, stretch my legs, have a drink...

      Then I suggest you stay away from windows, you will end up as a dehydrated, 12 foot alcholic!

    4. Re:Too fast... by rattler14 · · Score: 5, Funny

      well said!

      plus, my boss really thinks i'm working hard when he sees 4 terminals open with stuff flying past them. hence, i always compile from source

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  2. What we really want to know is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    How long does it take to boot Gentoo?

  3. Hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    If only they could apply this to compiling the rest of Gentoo . . .

  4. Yes, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    does it run Linux?

  5. Great for Gentoo by Solder+Fumes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now they can compile their kernel with "-mday=Wednesday" for even better optimization.

    1. Re:Great for Gentoo by Solder+Fumes · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm so sorry for being distro-ist. I apologize to all Gentoo-Americans for my extreme insensitivity.

  6. Wow! Ultimate Gentoo! by Eunuchswear · · Score: 5, Funny

    Recompile your programs EVERY TIME YOU RUN THEM.

    Ricers Rule!

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  7. Wow by physicsphairy · · Score: 3, Funny

    My windows box and I would still be trying to negotiate whether it wanted to boot in "Normal Mode" "Safe Mode" "Last Known Good Configuration" or "Sorry, chap, just not gonna happen."

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  8. This should go over BIG.. by murderlegendre · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..with the Gentoo crowd.

    The once impossible dream of actually compiling the Linux kernel on every boot is now a shining reality.

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  9. Re:Just-in-time compilation by maxwell+demon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, maybe a BIOS-integrated Emacs automatically launches and allows you to edit the code ...

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  10. Imagine a by multiplexo · · Score: 3, Funny
    Beowulf cluster of these. Together they'd boot so fast that you'd go back in time!

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