Re: MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=[number]

[Julio Merino <julio%meroh.net@localhost>]

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Joerg Sonnenberger
<joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 09:27:56PM +0900, OBATA Akio wrote:
>> Is it possible to allow MAKE_JOBS_SAFE=[number] in addition to YES/NO?
>
> I don't think this makes sense. If -j16 fails, it is just a question of
> scheduling whether -j8 fails as well.

Agreed.  If the software fails to build with any degree of
parallelization greater than 1, the Makefiles are bogus.  As with
threading bugs, it's just a matter of time before the problem appears.

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Julio Merino / @jmmv