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Gentoo users be like (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 33 points 7 months ago

Why does this option without specifying a number of threads even exist? It might as well be footgun mode.

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's "run as many threads as there are cores" mode, though if you're running it in a terminal I always find it best to use nproc-1 or -2 so the machine actually stays usable.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 25 points 7 months ago

My man pages specify it’s as many as possible limited only to the number of jobs.

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

Oof, that might as well be a fork bomb then

[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

I don't think I've ever used -j without specifying as many cores as I have, so it sounds completely reasonable.

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