[.umH3NRY]

ok so i have downloaded 27's q3map2 and have been using that for a while and all of a sudden the build process uses NO cpu or very little and takes over 15 minutes to build somethign that used to take 2-7 minutes.  my question is: is there a command ( for instance -threads) to make the process use more cpu and make it go faster?

[Stv]

-threads <number of threads Q3Map2 should use>
Specifies a number of threads to use during compiling. On Windows, Q3Map2 automatically detects the number of CPUs present, and sets the threadcount accordingly. The -threads switch can be used to override this behavior.
Linux users will need to manually set -threads in order to activate SMP support in Q3Map2.

hm...
give -light -lomem for try?
Trades increased compile time for decreased memory usage.

guess i am waaaay off here, just two shots into the dark. give your system specs and what you did change?

[TwentySeven]

-Threads does not appear to correctly autodetect multicore on my machine.

-threads 2 is nearly twice as fast as not inputing anyhting on my dual core q6600

[.umH3NRY]

ok so i have messed with it a bit and now only the meta takes for ever and used NO cpu ( is kinda weird cause it used to use the most cpu) and ill just live with it cause it still doesnt take an enormous amount of time

[TwentySeven]

If you're using radbumping, the -meta stage in the latest package is alot faster.

[.umH3NRY]

hmm.. when did you update it?  i downloaded it a few days ago (properties of the zip file say "created; Sunday, June 21, 2009, 10:54:40 AM")

[TwentySeven]

Thats the one
thats what you were using and got low cpu usage?

[.umH3NRY]

yep.  ill just make sure tho cause i downloaded it twice in two days
ha it wasnt the right one ( i have the original one, the one right before you released the current one and the current one).. thanks   it is using 60% cpu now and is done in seconds, faster than the original one that came with gtk

[TwentySeven]

It's faster?