From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 3 20:39:22 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E95DF16A419 for ; Sat, 3 Nov 2007 20:39:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cwhiteh@onetel.com) Received: from smtp1.bethere.co.uk (smtp1.betherenow.co.uk [87.194.0.68]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5E8813C48D for ; Sat, 3 Nov 2007 20:39:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cwhiteh@onetel.com) Received: from amd64r7.config (87-194-3-32.bethere.co.uk [87.194.3.32]) by smtp1.bethere.co.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 830A8980AD for ; Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:34:03 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <472CB105.9020302@onetel.com> Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:33:57 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071102) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: compile ports and base using both cores X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:39:23 -0000 Hi, Installing ports or upgrading the base system only uses around 50% cpu utilization (measured with the top utility) on my dual core machine. Is there some way I can get higher cpu usage? /usr/src/UPDATING says don't use make -j. I tried installing openoffice.org-2 with make -j 2 but it failed at some stage saying it couldn't find a directory. It works not using -j. I'm using 7.0-BETA1.5 i386 on an AMD 64 system. Thanks Chris