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-rw-r--r--documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml7
-rw-r--r--documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml11
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 8e4f179..a0f5371 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -5132,10 +5132,9 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3"
command during the <filename>do_compile</filename> task
in order to specify parallel compilation on the local
build host.
- This variable is usually in the form
- <filename>-j 4</filename>, where the number
- represents the maximum number of parallel threads make can
- run.
+ This variable is usually in the form "-j &lt;x&gt;",
+ where x represents the maximum number of parallel threads
+ <filename>make</filename> can run.
</para>
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diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 96e2073..2419fcf 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -502,11 +502,12 @@
Another couple of variables of interest are the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></ulink> and the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></ulink> variables.
- By default, these variables are commented out.
- However, if you have a multi-core CPU you might want to uncomment
- the lines and set both variables equal to twice the number of your
- host's processor cores.
- Setting these variables can significantly shorten your build time.
+ By default, these variables are set to how ever many processor
+ cores your build host uses.
+ However, if your build host uses multiple processor cores,
+ you should increase these settings to twice the number of
+ cores used.
+ Doing so can significantly shorten your build time.
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<para>
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