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Date:      Thu, 15 Jan 2004 18:42:36 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
To:        Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: make -j 4 is really make -j 8 for buildworld?
Message-ID:  <20040115183946.G87098@carver.gumbysoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <4004D435.9000300@freebsd.org>
References:  <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1040114001713.40206A-100000@fledge.watson.org> <4004D435.9000300@freebsd.org>

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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Scott Long wrote:

> Gordon and I sat down in September and tried to track it down since it
> seemed to be related to building /rescue.  Unfortunately, we didn't seem
> to get anywhere.  Try building without /rescue and see if it makes a
> difference.
>

its definitely rescue.  It starts up N *directory traversals* rather than
N compiles in the *same* directory.  I looked at this the last time rescue
was borked and was positive it was the FOREACH in there peeling off N
items in a loop, but everyone told me I'm wrong.  Guess I'll have to put
some debugging echoes in there next time I get bored :)

-- 
Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@gumbysoft.com          |  www.FreeBSD.org



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