>>>>> On Thu, 10 May 2012, Zac Medico wrote:

>>> Any particular reason for leaving out "No -j1 for src_test"? It was on
>>> your previous list.
>> 
>> I couldn't find -j1 being mandated in the spec, and Portage doesn't
>> seem to do it any more.

> Portage still does it (_eapi0_src_test function inside
> bin/phase-helpers.sh). If the -j1 isn't mandated then I'll just go
> ahead and remove it.

In fact, the spec says:
| The default implementation used when the ebuild lacks the src_test
| function must, if tests are enabled, run make check if and only if
| such a target is available, or if not run make test, if and only
| such a target is available.

I guess "make check" implies that no -j option is passed to make,
which is equivalent to -j1.

Ulrich