Can selfupdate be done incrementally

[Tim Haigh]

The MLB in your mac has sensors that will automatically shutdown your mac if it ever got to a critical heat.  This is never likely to happen.   I had a 2009 mac mini that ran for a couple of years sandwiched between an Apple Airport base station and an ASDL modem, I never turned it off in 3 years. never had an issue.  it did all my compiling etc.
On 6 Apr 2012, at 18:58, Tim Johnson wrote:

> I use a 2012 Mac Mini with OSX Lion.
> 
> I haven't run selfupdate in some time.
> 
> My observations in the past is that this machine runs alarmingly hot
> during long compiles. I recall being very nervous during the last
> selfupdate with temperature raising to as 180 F or more.
> 
> I'm wondering if it is possible to do selfupdate a step or
> dependency at a time. That way, I could allow the machine to cool
> off before resuming.
> 
> Any comments are welcome.
> 
> FYI: I am a former C programmer and have deep in the recesses of my
> memory some acquaintance with compile issues and makefiles.
> 
> FYI2: I will post to the Mac Mini forum the heat issue and see what
> other Mini users have to say.
> 
> thanks in advance
> -- 
> Tim 
> tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
> http://www.akwebsoft.com
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