On Thu, 13 May 2010 00:06:17 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:

> > I can't recall the last time I needed to use MAKEOPTS=-j1, but if you
> > do set it you can get back the time you lose by using the jobs option
> > with emerge. That way you get parallel compilation, but of separate
> > packages.  
> 
>   Something just occured to me.  At the risk of sounding paranoid, is
> there an absolute guarantee that...
>   - if package A has dependancies Y and Z...
>   - the compile for A won't start before Y and Z are built and installed

Yes, and sometimes portage will only build one package before installing
the subsequent one. If a build fails, portage completes any other ongoing
emerges and then recalculates the dependencies, dropping any packages
that depend on the failed build.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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