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A &quot;host list&quot; tells distcc which machines to use for
compilation.  In order, distcc looks in the <B> $DISTCC_HOSTS</B>
environment variable, the user's <B> $DISTCC_DIR/hosts</B> file,
and the system-wide host file.  If no host list can be found,
distcc emits a warning and compiles locally.<BR>
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The host list is a simple whitespace separated list of host specifications.
The simplest and most common form is a host names, such as<BR>
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