Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:31:48 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-stable-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Buki <freebsd@dev.null.cz> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and "make -j# buildworld" usability Message-ID: <44lknkc8rf.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20061013143130.GW491@dev.null.cz> (Buki's message of "Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:31:30 %2B0200") References: <20061013143130.GW491@dev.null.cz>
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Buki <freebsd@dev.null.cz> writes: > I searched the archives and web a little but found many different opinions > on stability/usability of using make -j# with buildworld (and buildkernel). > > So I am asking if it is a good idea to use make -j on production boxes. In addition to all of the other comments, there is one more point to make clear; although parallel builds work fine, they obscure the output from the different paths of the build. Therefore, if you have trouble with a "-j" buildworld, the first thing you need to do is to run it again without the "-j". This is not because it might work that way, but because the error messages will be much easier to understand.
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