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From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
Subject: Re: bin/4291: /usr/bin/make - inconsistent -j<n> flag parsing 
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The following reply was made to PR bin/4291; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:  Subject: Re: bin/4291: /usr/bin/make - inconsistent -j<n> flag parsing 
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 18:05:16 -0600

 Hi,
 
 > >Number:         4291
 > >Category:       bin
 > >Synopsis:       /usr/bin/make - inconsistent -j<n> flag parsing
 > >Description:
 > 
 > 	/usr/bin/make can be used in two modes: with "parallel"
 > jobs (set with -j<n> flag) and in "compat mode" (-B flag).
 > 
 > 	Currently "compat mode" is set by default (no -j nor -B
 > flags given) and if -B flag is given despite of presence/absence
 > of -j flag.
 > 
 > 	BUT "compat mode" is also set without using -B flag
 > if -j<n> flag follows some "variable definition" on a command
 > line or in the MAKEFLAGS environment variable.
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > 1)
 > 	make -j12 VAR=val all
 > 
 > will work in "parallel mode", whereas
 > 
 > 	make VAR=val -j12 all
 > 
 > will set "compat mode".
 
 the supplied fix looks OK, but would this "fix" break any standard?
 Specifically, is there a standard we adhere to that says that all '-' options
 should preceed variable defines and other command line arguments?
 
 
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