On Mon, 2008-06-30 at 19:16 -0500, Billy Patton wrote: > I'm running with a -l 3.0 on a dual processor machine but only getting > 1 job running at a time. Top reveals that the load average is @ 1.2. > > Is there some environment variable I need to set to get this to > function correctly?
-l doesn't automatically enable parallel builds. If you want parallel builds you have to use -j. If you want to restrict the number of jobs run in parallel based on the load, you have to use both -l and -j. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.us "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
