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preprocessed source) and produce a single output (the object file).
distcc ships these two files across the network and can therefore
run the compiler/assembler remotely.<BR>
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Fortunately, for most programs running the preprocessor is relatively
cheap, and the linker is called relatively infrequent, so most
of the work can be distributed.<BR>
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distcc examines its command line to determine which of these phases
are being invoked, and whether the job can be distributed.<BR>
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