On Feb 14, 2022, at 4:02 AM, Ross Burton <ross@...> wrote:

On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 at 00:17, Robert Joslyn
<robert.joslyn@...> wrote:

On my 2020 M1 MacBook Air (8 cores, 16 GB RAM, docker using 8 cores and 8 GB), the build took 84 minutes. My desktop with an AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (16 cores, 64 GB RAM) it takes 21 minutes.

Try doing the MBA build with the laptop suspended in the air on a
couple of pencils. As the MBA has no fan you might find that
increasing airflow around the laptop makes a big difference. And
giving the container more RAM/cores will help, obviously, there's no
reason to limit it to half the power.

Ross

Giving docker all 16 GB of memory made the build take 124 minutes. I assume this is due to the VM docker uses fighting for memory with the build and the host, slowing things down. I’m sure someone could find an optimal amount of memory to give the docker VM for best times.

I did these builds with the MBA on its side, which should be a little better than it just being flat on a desk (or sitting on pencils). A fan would also help, but lack of a fan is one of my favorite features! This was also done at room temperature, 68 F/20 C, I’m sure it’d be a bit faster if I went outside where it’s below freezing, but I’ll let someone else run that test :-D

The MBA is obviously not intended for this kind of workload, but it does at least work.

Robert