On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 10:00:17AM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote > On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:43:01 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > 1) In /etc/make.conf set the following entry... > > MAKEOPTS="-j1" > > Do *NOT*, I repeat, do *NOT* use higher numbers. You are begging > > for problems if you do so. > > This is a blanket statement that will only slow down compiles for > a lot of people that use higher numbers with no problems. I use j2 > on three different boxes and I don't recall a single problem on any > of them.
I can compromise by giving people a choice between... a) Run the safe setting "-j1" b) Run a with a higher value. If a compile blows up on you, try it again with "-j1" before reporting a bug or asking for help. I start up my big emerges just before going to bed, or just before going to work in the morning. They're usually ready by the time I get back to the computer. Actually, maybe that idea should be part of my hints<g>. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My musings on technology and security at http://tech_sec.blog.ca -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
