* New configuration setting `build-max-jobs' which sets the default
for the `-j' flag (i.e., the maximum number of jobs to execute in parallel). Useful on multi-processor machines.
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		|  | @ -68,6 +68,16 @@ | ||||||
| #env-keep-derivations = false | #env-keep-derivations = false | ||||||
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|  | ### Option `build-max-jobs' | ||||||
|  | # | ||||||
|  | # This option defines the maximum number of jobs that Nix will try to | ||||||
|  | # build in parallel.  The default is 1.  You should generally set it | ||||||
|  | # to the number of CPUs in your system (e.g., 2 on a Athlon 64 X2). | ||||||
|  | # It can be overriden using the `--max-jobs' / `-j' command line | ||||||
|  | # switch. | ||||||
|  | #build-max-jobs = 1 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
| ### Option `build-allow-root' | ### Option `build-allow-root' | ||||||
| # | # | ||||||
| # This option controls Nix's behaviour when it is invoked under the | # This option controls Nix's behaviour when it is invoked under the | ||||||
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|  | @ -94,7 +94,14 @@ static void initAndRun(int argc, char * * argv) | ||||||
|     nixConfDir = canonPath(getEnv("NIX_CONF_DIR", NIX_CONF_DIR)); |     nixConfDir = canonPath(getEnv("NIX_CONF_DIR", NIX_CONF_DIR)); | ||||||
|     nixLibexecDir = canonPath(getEnv("NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR", NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR)); |     nixLibexecDir = canonPath(getEnv("NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR", NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR)); | ||||||
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|  |     /* Get some settings from the configuration file. */ | ||||||
|     thisSystem = querySetting("system", SYSTEM); |     thisSystem = querySetting("system", SYSTEM); | ||||||
|  |     { | ||||||
|  |         int n; | ||||||
|  |         if (!string2Int(querySetting("build-max-jobs", "1"), n) || n < 0) | ||||||
|  |             throw Error("invalid value for configuration setting `build-max-jobs'"); | ||||||
|  |         maxBuildJobs = n; | ||||||
|  |     } | ||||||
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|     /* Catch SIGINT. */ |     /* Catch SIGINT. */ | ||||||
|     struct sigaction act, oact; |     struct sigaction act, oact; | ||||||
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