> this means using as many processes as there are CPUs, right? It seems pretty
Right, but only for gnattools, which is a relatively short time, and which always occurs at the end of the build (so with nothing else running at the same time). > dubious to me to use more processes than the user maybe asked for. For > example > I have to restrict the number of CPUs used when building GCC to less than I > have > since otherwise my machine overheats and turns itself off. Is there some way > to get at the -j level the user passed to the top-level make and use that? No, I'm not aware of a way to get this information. I'd suggest playing/experimenting with this change for a while. If people (e.g. you) report troubles with this change, reverting it is very easy in any case. I'll be happy to do that. Arno