It looks to me like all you have to do is set "buildmakejobs" to the number of jobs you want make to use. I assume port will then use that many jobs when a portfile allows it.
On Feb 3, 2008 11:03 AM, Ryan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 2, 2008, at 18:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Ryan> As ports are tested, "use_parallel_build yes" is added to > > the > > Ryan> portfile. Then MacPorts will build those ports using -j$jobs > > Ryan> (where $jobs is the number of CPU cores in your > > computer). This > > Ryan> was added for MacPorts 1.6. > > > > Excellent, thanks. That makes it transparent even. ;-) > > > Well, that's what I thought happened. But now others are saying > there's an option in macports.conf that needs to be set. Can someone > please clarify? Is there an option, and if so, what does it need to > be set to? -- James Sumners http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/ "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted." Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto) CH:D 59 _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
