Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Re: Intel Mac GNU Radio Install Update Soon

[Eric Blossom]

On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 03:59:23PM -0400, Michael Dickens wrote:
> >>- Since the new Macbooks have dual core, one can add a -j2 to each
> >>make command. That will speed up compilation because it creates two
> >>gcc instances at a time.
> >
> >This would come in the ./configure stage.  Probably a switch  
> >statement somewhere which could be expanded to include the intel- 
> >mac 'uname' specs.
> 
> Answering my own issue here: "make -j2" would create 2 parallel  
> "make"s, if I read the manpage correctly.  Is this what you were  
> getting at before?  If so, then it's probably easier to do "alias  
> make='make -j2'" in your BASH shell ("alias make 'make -j2'" in  
> TCSH).  Good idea ... I'll add a comment about that when I get there.  
> - MLD

The user can invoke make with -j N if they like.  Don't try to
automate this.

Eric