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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gcc fails and then succeeds - definitely a problem?
From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
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>> > Parallel builds are not deterministic so if the Makefile allows a race
>> > condition to develop it's pot luck whether you'll be hit with it or
>> > not
>>
>> I got sick of stuff like that so I run MAKEOPTS="-j1" on all of my
>> systems.
>
> If it were a frequent occurrence, there may be some benefit in that. But
> using only one of the CPUs 8 cores is such a waste when this sort of
> thing happens only every few weeks. Usually trying again works, rarely
> does using -j1 make a difference and when it does a bug report ensures
> that it won't be an issue in future.

OK you've inspired me to give it another try.  So if I find a package
that doesn't build with -jn where n > 1 but does build with -j1 I
should file a bug?

- Grant