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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: make -j
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 07:20:06 -0500
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

> On 7 Nov 2024 15:57:26 GMT, vallor wrote:
>
>> If you can't "make -j" on your system, your system needs "tuning" --
>> potentially, by adding RAM.
>
> “make -j” by design spawns as many processes as it can, so with a big 
> enough project to build, it is always going to bring your system to its 
> knees!
>
> Better: use something like “make -j$(nproc)” to create only as many 
> processes as your hardware can run concurrently. I’m told you could even 
> add 1 to this.

On the mini PC, I use "-j 4"; on the laptops, "-j 8".

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