Re: [Boost-build] Programmatic Job Count

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Programmatic Job Count
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-19 15:50:45

On Wednesday 19 November 2008 11:16:00 you wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 November 2008 21:04:38 Brad Howes wrote:
> > Is there any way to tell Boost how many jobs to run in parallel from  
> > within a Jamfile, a programmatic equivalent to '-j N'?
> 
> It is not possible, but hopefully will be possible later today :-)

Brad,

Please update and rebuild Boost.Jam. Then, put the following in your Jamroot:

        import modules ;
        modules.poke : PARALLELISM : 4 ;

and it should have the same effect as -j4 on command line. Presently, the PARALLELISM
variable overrides -j option. Soonish, I'll make it so:

- you can create file project-config.jam, containing:

        option jobs : 4 ;

and have 4 jobs by default

- you can use --jobs=10 on command like, overriding project-config.jam

Let me know if the Boost.Jam change works for you, and if the future directions
seems right,

Thanks,
Volodya

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Vladimir Prus
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