advanced bash-ing for long compiles

[David Bariod]

Hi Ken,

I would really use screen instead and disconnect it and reconnect it later.

David

On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Ken Cunningham <
ken.cunningham.webuse at gmail.com> wrote:

> Some advice appreciated ...
>
>
> long compiles can take hours
>
> i can ssh into the machine and get it started
>
> sudo port -v install gcc48 gcc5 gcc6 gcc7
>
> that, for example, might take several days to finish (if it does finish)
>
> then I control-Z to pause it, and "bg" to throw it into the background
>
> then I can close my ssh session and the compile proceeds...
>
> how exactly do I best find that process to "fg" it again? If I just log
> back in and "fg" it, it is not found. but top shows the process is humming
> away in the background, as expected
>
> is the process different from a local shell vs a remote shell?
> is this all wrong, and it's way better to use screen or tmux or ???
>
> Thanks,
>
> K
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