On 9/11/05, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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, for some reason, recall ebuilds (mplayer?) being able to adjust the
MAKEOPTS and compiler flags on a case by case basis.  And if I recall
incorrectly, it should really be in there.

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