[Buildroot] [PATCH 7/7] automatically set PARALLEL_JOBS when BR2_JLEVEL is 0

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 06/12/12 04:09, Nathan Lynch wrote:
> When BR2_JLEVEL is 0, set PARALLEL_JOBS to the number of CPUs
> detected.  This allows one to more or less fully utilize the host
> system without manually tuning the configuration.

  In my experience, you need 2 times the number of CPUs to fully utilize
the processor because most compilations have long iowait latencies.

  Otherwise, looks good.

  Regards,
  Arnout

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