On Sat, Jul 08 2023, Marc Espie <marc.espie.open...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, I should have documented the current reality ages ago. > (Or replace "jobs" with "direct children" ?)
I think "jobs" is fine. ok jca@ > The reference pointing to recursive behavior should be there regardless. > > Index: make.1 > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/make/make.1,v > retrieving revision 1.139 > diff -u -p -r1.139 make.1 > --- make.1 17 Jan 2023 13:03:22 -0000 1.139 > +++ make.1 8 Jul 2023 13:34:35 -0000 > @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ > .Op Fl d Ar flags > .Op Fl f Ar mk > .Op Fl I Ar directory > -.Op Fl j Ar max_processes > +.Op Fl j Ar max_jobs > .Op Fl m Ar directory > .Op Fl V Ar variable > .Op Ar NAME Ns = Ns Ar value ... > @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Extended options are as follows: > Try to be backwards compatible by executing the commands to make > the prerequisites in a target rule in sequence. > This is the default, in the absence of > -.Fl j Ar max_processes . > +.Fl j Ar max_jobs . > .It Fl C Ar directory > Enter > .Ar directory > @@ -241,10 +241,12 @@ Multiple directories can be added to for > Furthermore, the system include path (see the > .Fl m > option) will be used after this search path. > -.It Fl j Ar max_processes > -Specify the maximum number of processes that > +.It Fl j Ar max_jobs > +Specify the maximum number of jobs that > .Nm > may have running at any one time. > +See the discussion about recursive invocations under > +.Sx BUGS . > .It Fl m Ar directory > Specify a directory in which to search for system include files: > .Pa sys.mk > -- jca | PGP : 0x1524E7EE / 5135 92C1 AD36 5293 2BDF DDCC 0DFA 74AE 1524 E7EE