The Chromium.org team listed several options for accelerating the build (at this point about half-way down the page):
In decreasing order of speedup:
- Install Microsoft hotfix 935225.
- Install Microsoft hotfix 947315.
- Use a true multicore processor (ie. an Intel Core Duo 2; not a Pentium 4 HT).
- Use 3 parallel builds. In Visual Studio 2005, you will find the option in Tools > Options... > Projects and Solutions > Build and Run > maximum number of parallel project builds.
- Disable your anti-virus software for .ilk, .pdb, .cc, .h files and only check for viruses on modify. Disable scanning the directory where your sources reside. Don't do anything stupid.
- Store and build the Chromium code on a second hard drive. It won't really speed up the build but at least your computer will stay responsive when you do gclient sync or a build.
- Defragment your hard drive regularly.
- Disable virtual memory.