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>> > Parallel builds are not deterministic so if the Makefile allows a race |
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>> > condition to develop it's pot luck whether you'll be hit with it or |
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>> > not |
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>> I got sick of stuff like that so I run MAKEOPTS="-j1" on all of my |
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>> systems. |
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> If it were a frequent occurrence, there may be some benefit in that. But |
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> using only one of the CPUs 8 cores is such a waste when this sort of |
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> thing happens only every few weeks. Usually trying again works, rarely |
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> does using -j1 make a difference and when it does a bug report ensures |
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> that it won't be an issue in future. |
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OK you've inspired me to give it another try. So if I find a package |
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that doesn't build with -jn where n > 1 but does build with -j1 I |
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should file a bug? |
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- Grant |
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