Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 17:37:00 -0600, Dale wrote: > >>>> Back when CPUs were single core, the error messages were fairly >>>> close to the bottom. After all, it was running one or two pieces of >>>> code at a time. With newer multi-core/threaded CPUs, that message >>>> gets further back the more cores/threads you have. >>> Which is why it helps to repeat the emerge attempt with >>> MAKEOPTS="-j1". Sometimes that in itself fixes the issue, in which >>> case you can report a bug. Even if the build still fails, it is much >>> easier to see the symptoms of the problem when it is not all mixed in >>> with the output from successful operations. >> That is true too. There is the occasional failure that -j1 fixes but I >> haven't seen that in quite a long time. To save time tho, it might be >> wise to at least try it but I wouldn't hold my breath or anything. > -j1 fixing the problem is just the occasional side benefit, the main > reason for doing it is to produce more readable error output. > >
It will be less to copy and paste but likely fail in the same way. Does save some electrons some trouble tho. lol Dale :-) :-)
