Re: make build -j does not appear to be thread safe
"Remi Chateauneu \(Imap\)" <[email protected]> Tue, 6 Oct 2015 05:29:27 +0100
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Le 06/10/2015 02:13, Johnny Hwang a écrit :
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> I get intermittent build errors when I run build -j on 2.14.1, and it
> appears to be a regression from 2.13.0. Anyone else noticing this issue?
>
I noticed this problem with many other makefiles, and therefore I never
use the -j option except in very specific cases:
"In practice, GNU Make parallel execution is severely limited by a
number of problems stemming from the fact that almost all Makefiles are
written with the implicit notion that they will run in series."
http://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/pitfalls-and-benefits-gnu-make-parallelization
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<p class="MsoNormal">I get intermittent build errors when I run
build -j on 2.14.1, and it appears to be a regression from
2.13.0. Anyone else noticing this issue?<o:p></o:p></p>
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I noticed this problem with many other makefiles, and therefore I
never use the -j option except in very specific cases:<br>
<br>
"In practice, GNU Make parallel execution is severely limited by a
number of problems stemming from the fact that almost all Makefiles
are written with the implicit notion that they will run in series."
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/pitfalls-and-benefits-gnu-make-parallelization">http://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/pitfalls-and-benefits-gnu-make-parallelization</a><br>
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