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Subject: Re: make -j
From: Lawrence D'Oliv
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 22:19 UTC
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From: ldo@nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
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Subject: Re: make -j
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On 7 Nov 2024 15:57:26 GMT, vallor wrote:

> If you can't "make -j" on your system, your system needs "tuning" --
> potentially, by adding RAM.

“make -j” by design spawns as many processes as it can, so with a big
enough project to build, it is always going to bring your system to its
knees!

Better: use something like “make -j$(nproc)” to create only as many
processes as your hardware can run concurrently. I’m told you could even
add 1 to this.

Subject	Author
Re: make -j	Lawrence D'Oliveiro

You will gain money by a fattening action.

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