I can set number of threads for the build process using -j
argument. For example, I have 4 cores +4 virtual. When I write: make -j8
the speed increases 4 times.
Is it possible to set that value as default? (For example, in Linux Gentoo, in config file, it's possible to set this default value).
p.s. I have Arch Linux
Your question is not about threads, but processes (jobs) executed by make.
The simple, way to set this, when make is used from the console is adding:
alias make="/usr/bin/make -j 8"
to your .profile
file.
You can also use setenv MAKEFLAGS '-j 8'
, but MAKEFLAGS
can ignore this parameter in some scenarios, because keeping desired number of processes requires communicating with recursive make
calls. Happily this method works with current versions of GNU Make.