ROCm 7.1.1: you can (not) build
Summary
The article provides a detailed, experience-based look at ROCm 7.1.1 build failures, listing CPU, RAM, and disk bottlenecks, unsupported GPU targets, and gigantic temporary build spaces. It also documents upstream patches and the ongoing struggle to stabilize ROCm packaging across distros, offering practical insights for ML/development workloads on AMD GPUs.