This is a quick recipe for a simple 'top' for watching DistCC. I know there's distccmon-text, but I prefer a 'top'-like display.

dtop.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import os, sys, time
import curses,struct

states = ['STARTUP', 'BLOCKED', 'CONNECT', 'PREPROCESS', 'SEND', 'COMPILE', 'RECEIVE', 'DONE']
DISTCC_DIR = os.getenv('DISTCC_DIR') or '%s/.distcc' % os.getenv('HOME')

def getStats(scr):
    curses.init_pair(10, curses.COLOR_YELLOW, curses.COLOR_BLACK)
    curses.init_pair(11, curses.COLOR_RED, curses.COLOR_BLACK)
    curses.init_pair(12, curses.COLOR_GREEN, curses.COLOR_BLACK)
    (maxY, maxX) = scr.getmaxyx()
    while 1:
        try:
            scr.addstr(0, 0, time.ctime())
            scr.addstr(1, 0, 'System Load: %s' % (str(os.getloadavg())[1:][:-1]))
            scr.addstr(3, 0, '%-4s %-20s %-15s %-40s%s' % ('Slot', 'Remote Host', 'State', 'Filename', ' '*(maxX-83)), curses.A_BOLD|curses.A_REVERSE)
            cnt = 5
            try:
                for i in os.listdir(DISTCC_DIR+'/state'):
                    data = struct.unpack('@iLL128s128siiP', open(DISTCC_DIR+'/state/'+i).readline().strip())
                    file = data[3].split('\x00')[0] or 'None'
                    host = data[4].split('\x00')[0] or 'None'
                    slot = int(data[5])
                    stte = states[int(data[6])]
                    if 'None' not in (file, host):
                        scr.addstr(cnt, 0, '%4d %-20s ' % (slot, host))
                        if int(data[6]) in (2,3):
                            scr.addstr(cnt, 26, '%-15s ' % (stte), curses.color_pair(10))
                        elif int(data[6]) in (0,1):
                            scr.addstr(cnt, 26, '%-15s ' % (stte), curses.color_pair(11))
                        elif int(data[6]) in (4,5):
                            scr.addstr(cnt, 26, '%-15s ' % (stte), curses.color_pair(12))
                        elif int(data[6]) in (6,7):
                            scr.addstr(cnt, 26, '%-15s ' % (stte), curses.color_pair(12)|curses.A_BOLD)
                        else: scr.addstr(cnt, 26, '%-15s ' % (stte))
                        scr.addstr(cnt, 42, '%-40s%s' % (file, ' '*(maxX-83)))
                        cnt += 1
            except struct.error: pass
            except IOError: pass
            scr.refresh()
            time.sleep(0.75)
            scr.erase()
            scr.move(0,0)
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            sys.exit(-1)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    curses.wrapper(getStats)

And before you chide me, yes I know I just pass on struct errors so I'm not getting 100% accuracy in the reporting, but honestly....I'm ok with that, I just want to know that distcc is farming out jobs appropriately for the most part, and was bored and wanted to do a little something with curses.

Now with color, respect for terminal sizes (init not resizes), and 10% less sodium!!! SWEET JESUS!@!#!TY