Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:38:37 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [TEST] make -j patch Message-ID: <419A654D.6060200@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20041116120515.J13866@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <80546.1100202141@critter.freebsd.dk> <20041116120515.J13866@carver.gumbysoft.com>
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Doug White wrote: > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > >>This patch makes the '-j' argument to make(1) become a global limit >>on number of jobs launched for all submakes in the build. >> >>Today a "make -j 12" may start many more than 12 jobs because each >>submake interprets the 12 without reference to other makes. > > > Ah, this is the thing I've noticed with the rescue build where it create > -j^2 jobs. :) > And people like Warner thought I was a raving lunatic when I reported this a year ago. Oh wait, they think I'm a raving lunatic anyways. But at least I'm vindicated on this one =-) Scott
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