On Thu, 13 May 2010 00:06:17 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > I can't recall the last time I needed to use MAKEOPTS=-j1, but if you > > do set it you can get back the time you lose by using the jobs option > > with emerge. That way you get parallel compilation, but of separate > > packages. > > Something just occured to me. At the risk of sounding paranoid, is > there an absolute guarantee that... > - if package A has dependancies Y and Z... > - the compile for A won't start before Y and Z are built and installed
Yes, and sometimes portage will only build one package before installing the subsequent one. If a build fails, portage completes any other ongoing emerges and then recalculates the dependencies, dropping any packages that depend on the failed build. -- Neil Bothwick Windows Error:01F Reserved for future mistakes.
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