Re: "bjam -jn" log is unusable

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-07 12:41:12

Aleksey Gurtovoy <alexy_at_[hidden]> writes:

> The "BUGS, LIMITATIONS" section in the Jam man page 
> (http://public.perforce.com/public/jam/src/Jam.html) says:
>
> "With the -j flag, errors from failed commands can get staggeringly
> mixed up."
>
> This is a real showstopper for running regression tests with -jn, where 
> n > 1 -- due to this mixing of the tools' output the resulting log 
> just doesn't make much sense. Is there any chance for this to get fixed?

What does "fixed" mean in this context?
What kind of output would be acceptable?

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Dave Abrahams
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