Re: Re: Autodetect processing units with -j

2025-06-26 Thread wrotycz
> Emotive terminology like "ludicrous" doesn't encourage a constructive response. You're right. I don't feel in English so it may be too strong or even not to the point. >> Here is [a] slightly improved test script[.]>... yet I didn't see one. Script is here: lists.gnu.org https://li

Re: Re: Autodetect processing units with -j

2025-06-26 Thread Paul Smith
On Thu, 2025-06-26 at 19:21 +0200, wrotycz wrote: > > > There are plenty of scenarios where using more jobs than > > > processor threads results in faster builds: it all depends > > You say that because you have tested it or because you believe it? > I have tested it, But let's bust this ludicrous

Re: Re: Autodetect processing units with -j

2025-06-26 Thread Martin Dorey
> But let's bust this ludicrous idea and show us a test that disproves me Emotive terminology like "ludicrous" doesn't encourage a constructive response. If I understand correctly, I think you're describing your own proposal with that term, as a rhetorical device. It wasn't ludicrous and Paul

Re: Re: Autodetect processing units with -j

2025-06-26 Thread wrotycz
Mentioned script. #!/bin/sh #URL=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/make-4.4.1.tar.gz # 34 .o files #URL=https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/gnu/make/make-4.4.1.tar.gz URL=https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/gnu/bash/bash-5.2.tar.gz # 193 #URL=https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-9.5.tar.gz # ~1859 .c #URL=h

Re: Re: Autodetect processing units with -j

2025-06-26 Thread wrotycz
> There are plenty of scenarios where using more jobs than processor threads results in faster builds: it all depends You say that because you have tested it or because you believe it? I have tested it, But let's bust this ludicrous idea and show us a test that disproves me. Here is slightly