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* NEWS: Fix incorrect notes.

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Paul Smith 2019-09-02 11:08:15 -04:00
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@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ http://sv.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?group=make&report_id=111&fix_release_id=108&set
* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility! * WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
On Linux, and any other systems that provide a /proc/loadavg with similar On Linux, and any other systems that provide a /proc/loadavg with similar
syntax, the -l/--load-average option will use the contents of that file to syntax, the -l/--load-average option will consult that file to
determine how many jobs are running at any given instant, and compare that determine how many jobs are at any given instant, and compare that
value to the load value requested. This allows usage such as "-j -lN" for value to the load value requested. This allows usage such as "-j -lN" for
N-processor systems without fear of overload. N-processor systems without fear of overload.
Patch provided by Sven C. Dack <sven.c.dack@sky.com> Patch provided by Sven C. Dack <sven.c.dack@sky.com>
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* Makefiles can now specify the '-j' option in their MAKEFLAGS variable and * Makefiles can now specify the '-j' option in their MAKEFLAGS variable and
this will cause make to enable that parallelism mode. this will cause make to enable that parallelism mode.
* GNU make will now use pthread_spawn() on systems where it is available. * GNU make will now use posix_spawn() on systems where it is available.
It will select POSIX_SPAWN_USEVFORK where that is available. If you prefer If you prefer to use fork/exec even on systems where posix_spawn() is
to use fork/exec even on systems where pthread_spawn() is present, you can present, you can use the --disable-posix-spawn option to configure. Aron
use the --disable-pthread-spawn option to configure. Barath <baratharon@caesar.elte.hu> provided the basic implementation.
Aron Barath <baratharon@caesar.elte.hu> provided the basic implementation.
* Error messages printed when invoking non-existent commands have been cleaned * Error messages printed when invoking non-existent commands have been cleaned
up and made consistent. up and made consistent.