Bug 625224

Summary:	/etc/portage/make.conf MAKEFLAGS="-j5" ignored
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	tedheadster
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description tedheadster 2017-07-15 16:20:22 UTC

I have set MAKEFLAGS="-j5" on my 4 core machine, attempting to slightly oversubscribe my cpu when rebuilding packages. However, "ps auxww" reports that make is being invoked with "-j4", ignoring my "-j5" setting.

Comment 1 Brian Evans (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2017-07-15 16:27:40 UTC

It's MAKEOPTS not MAKEFLAGS