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On Nov 28, 2011 3:55 AM, &quot;Alex Schuster&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:wonko@wonkology.org">wonko@wonkology.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Michael Mol writes:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Michael Mol &lt;<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; I&#39;ll steal your 1.6 factor, and give:<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt;    MAKEOPTS=-j &lt;2*N&gt; -l &lt;1.6*N)<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt;    PORTAGE_DEFAULT_OPTS=&quot;--jobs --load-average&lt;1.6*N&gt;&quot;<br>
&gt; &gt; &gt; a try.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Ah. Which file does PORTAGE_DEFAULT_OPTS go in? It doesn&#39;t appear to<br>
&gt; &gt; have an impact in /etc/make.conf<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; It&#39;s EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS in make.conf. See man make.conf.<br>
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<p>Yes, it&#39;s EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS &gt;.&lt;</p>
<p>I really should stop sending an email when it&#39;s 00:44 in the morning...</p>
<p>Rgds,<br>
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