I've just added a way to automatically set the number of build jobs (if desired): If the number of build jobs is set to "0" (in the config file), the number of jobs is set to the number of cores. This works only on Mac OS X (and FreeBSD -- though untested). -Markus On 05.11.2007, at 20:32, Daniel J. Luke wrote:
On Nov 5, 2007, at 2:30 PM, markd@macports.org wrote:
Perhaps I was influenced by my recollections that some ports stop installing outside of the build phase until another port is finished installing. At least I think I've seen this.
you have.
If that is so and a ports hangs at activate or another phase until another port completes, it seems like parallel building still wouldn't get parallel installs.
This option is not really related to that behavior.
It just allows a port to say that it can be built with make -j (which can speed up builds on multi-core or multi-cpu systems). -- Daniel J. Luke +========================================================+ | *---------------- dluke@geeklair.net ----------------* | | *-------------- http://www.geeklair.net -------------* | +========================================================+ | Opinions expressed are mine and do not necessarily | | reflect the opinions of my employer. | +========================================================+
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