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I want to time how long it takes to compile the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. I have downloaded the SRPMs from the Red Hat's FTP server.

How do I time how long it takes to compile all of the packages?

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    Apr 6, 2012 at 17:16

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I'm not going to blow up my workstation for days on end by testing this, but given a directory of SRPMS I don't see why this wouldn't work:

time (for RPM in $(ls *.srpm); do rpmbuild --rebuild $RPM; done)

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    ls *.rpm might exceed max. length of the input. I'd suggest time find $BASEDIR -type f -name '*.srpm' -exec rpmbuild --rebuild {} \;
    – serverhorror
    May 15, 2014 at 20:25
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Create a build environment and and set up a long chain of rpmbuild --rebuild packagename.srpm commands...

But the better* approach is to simply go to CentOS.org. Download the ISO images for the current release from a local mirror server.

*Assuming you're not modifying any packages.

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    There's no reason to compile your own version of the operating system. CentOS is available in pre-compiled form. The build process involved with compiling the entire OS is involved and requires a lot of space and CPU time to accomplish. Why would you want to do this?
    – ewwhite
    Apr 6, 2012 at 15:27
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    If you're looking to test CPU utilization on a machine or generate an artificial load, download the stress utility as detailed here: serverfault.com/a/209894/13325
    – ewwhite
    Apr 6, 2012 at 15:30
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    @PeterPenzov For future reference, your question is how to generate CPU load on a system, not how to compile Red Hat from source. You'll get to the easiest solution the quickest if you just stick to the original problem.
    – Aaron Copley
    Apr 6, 2012 at 15:44
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    He is focusing on the question, specifically, trying to figure out why you'd want to do this. Don't be rude.
    – ceejayoz
    Apr 6, 2012 at 16:09
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    @PeterPenzov You're not providing us the full details. We're trying to focus on your question, but it feels like a moving target at the moment. You should edit your original question posting to provide as much detail as you can.
    – Jeff Ferland
    Apr 6, 2012 at 16:10

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