# distcc > Distributed C/C++/ObjC compilation client that works with `distccd`. > More information: . - Compile a source file using a compiler like `gcc`: `distcc {{gcc}} -c {{path/to/source.c}} -o {{path/to/output.o}}` - Set remote hosts to distribute compilation: `export DISTCC_HOSTS="localhost {{ip1 ip2 ...}}"` - Compile a project with `make` using `distcc`: `make {{[-j|--jobs]}} {{parallel_jobs}} CC="distcc {{gcc}}"` - Show the list of current `distcc` hosts: `distcc --show-hosts` - Display help: `distcc --help` - Display version: `distcc --version`