I have an AMD 64x2 with MAKEOPTS set to -j3.
I have noticed that some compiles (glibc for example) will use the
system to the fullest. top reports %CPU near 0%. Other compiles, such
as openoffice seem to use only half as much cpu time. For this top
reported consistently near 50%.
So I'm
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Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
I have an AMD 64x2 with MAKEOPTS set to -j3.
I have noticed that some compiles (glibc for example) will use the
system to the fullest. top reports %CPU near 0%. Other compiles, such
as openoffice seem to use only half
Jeremy Olexa wrote:
Tony,
Some ebuilds filter out MAKEOPTS=-jX because the makefile(?) is not
written correctly to compile with more than one concurrent compile
process. According to the OOo ebuild, -jX is not filtered, so that is
not the case. Also, you may have checked the CPU usage when it
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