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Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Developer FAQ

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15	15	* '''Q''': Why does it take so long to build !VirtualBox?
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17		'''A''': That's because your computer is slow :-) No, the truth is that !VirtualBox is a very large and complex project and due to its modular architecture, there are a lot of different components. Also, our [wiki:"kBuild" build system] is designed to be very flexible and cross platform so simpler and faster approaches (such as a single global makefile) are not feasible. Note that you can perform incremental builds and when working on a single component, it is much faster to start the build from the component directory instead of the base directory.
	17	'''A''': That's because your computer is slow :-) No, the truth is that !VirtualBox is a very large and complex project and due to its modular architecture, there are a lot of different components. Also, our [wiki:"kBuild" build system] is configured to be very flexible and cross platform so simpler and faster approaches (such as a single global makefile) are not feasible. Note that you can perform incremental builds and when working on a single component, it is much faster to start the build from the component directory instead of the base directory. Also, making use of precompiled headers is on the agenda, feel free to help out.