Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 11:19:53 -0800 (PST) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> To: Christian Weisgerber <naddy@unix-ag.uni-kl.de> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Flagging ports for "make -j"? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911221118150.25760-100000@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <19991122171658.C17370@fettuccini.unix-ag.uni-kl.de>
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On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > I'm currently updating a string of ports on a dual-ppro box, and > I'm increasingly unhappy that some ports can be compiled with > "make -j<n>", some can't, and there's no way to know unless you try. > > How about introducing a Makefile variable that tells whether a port > is j-safe? I guess we could add some Makefile juju to automatically > drop back to -j1 if parallel building is not supported. Satoshi's build cluster probably has some spare cycles on-hand for automated testing :-) OpenBSD have a build variable called NO_PARALLEL_BUILD or similar..I don't know if it controls the -j knob or parallel building between packages. Kris ---- Cthulhu for President! For when you're tired of choosing the _lesser_ of two evils.. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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