On Sunday 05 Jan 2014 23:03:23 Mark Lee wrote: > This all boils down to what does Arch consider a bug. If code that > cannot be compiled in parallel is a bug then Arch should make parallel > building the default (since these are bugs that upstream should fix). If > instead it is not a bug but is the intention of upstream developers, > then it shoudln't be enabled by default. Who is responsible for ensuring > parallel building works? It's worse than that: it's not just a bug, it's a randomly-occurring bug. It's something that users need to be aware of *before* they encounter it, because it will not produce a reliable error message that can be searched for, and may not even be descriptive. I think it makes more sense to suggest the option via the wiki, or in the makepkg.conf file, along with a warning about potential occasional breakage. This seems the most Arch-like solution to me: it's a safe default, but offers improved performance for users willing to take the time to poke around and understand better. Paul
