> > setting MAKE_FLAGS+=-j2 in /etc/mk.conf seems to do the trick at least
> > for packages using gmake. Of course one could try forcing the use of gmake,
> > but this would probably break a few packages.
> 
> ... and forcing GNUmake on people won't make you a lot of friends either. :)

this would of course also be an individual setting, e.g. by adding
USE_GNU_TOOLS+= make in /etc/mk.conf; however I am afraid it would break
a few packages that require BSD make.

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