> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 10:32:38 -0400 > From: David Boyce <david.s.bo...@gmail.com> > Cc: Christopher Faylor <m...@cgf.cx>, bug-make <bug-make@gnu.org> > > All this arguing has been about the value of spawn as a speed enhancement: > > Pro: spawn is way faster! > Con: but it may destabilize things - we'll stick with slow-but-stable fork. > > Which ignores the fact that Cygwin fork is *not* that stable. In our > experience make -jN results in frequent failed builds due to fork failures. > Thus it seems to me that > > Pro: spawn doesn't suffer from the documented problems which result from > trying to emulate fork on Windows. > > should be part of the conversation too.
Actually, there's no argument. The solution was suggested way back: make the use of 'spawn' optional, triggered by a special command-line option. If such a change is submitted, it will be accepted without any argument. _______________________________________________ Bug-make mailing list Bug-make@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-make
