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From: Robert Robinson <rerobins@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:42:41
Message-Id: fa000aed05091103382f34b9eb@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Ideas for a mini-FAQ/HOWTO by Neil Bothwick
1 On 9/11/05, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
2 > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:43:01 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
3 >
4 > > 1) In /etc/make.conf set the following entry...
5 > > MAKEOPTS="-j1"
6 > > Do *NOT*, I repeat, do *NOT* use higher numbers. You are begging
7 > > for problems if you do so.
8 >
9 > This is a blanket statement that will only slow down compiles for a lot
10 > of people that use higher numbers with no problems. I use j2 on three
11 > different boxes and I don't recall a single problem on any of them.
12 >
13
14 I, for some reason, recall ebuilds (mplayer?) being able to adjust the
15 MAKEOPTS and compiler flags on a case by case basis. And if I recall
16 incorrectly, it should really be in there.
17
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