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Subject: Re: [TEST] make -j patch
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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