From 6f634c9b1ca922a590d8d2772d916ffdb8c622be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl Sorensen Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 21:59:53 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about removing -jX to facilitate finding make errors --- Documentation/included/compile.itexi | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/included/compile.itexi b/Documentation/included/compile.itexi index b3bfb7705f..3966ccfce4 100644 --- a/Documentation/included/compile.itexi +++ b/Documentation/included/compile.itexi @@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ make -j3 If you get errors using the @option{-j} option, and @samp{make} succeeds without it, try lowering the @code{@var{X}} value. +Because multiple jobs run in parallel when @option{-j} is used, it can +be difficult to determine the source of an error when one occurs. In +that case, running @samp{make} without the @option{-j} is advised. @node Compiling for multiple platforms @subsection Compiling for multiple platforms -- 2.11.4.GIT