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562 | You should also be sure any other variables in which you are interested are set. | 562 | You should also be sure any other variables in which you are interested are set. |
563 | Some variables to consider are <filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename> | 563 | Some variables to consider are <filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename> |
564 | and <filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename>, both of which can greatly reduce your build time | 564 | and <filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename>, both of which can greatly reduce your build time |
565 | if you are using a multi-threaded development system (e.g. values of | 565 | if your development system supports multiple cores. |
566 | <filename>8</filename> and <filename>j 6</filename>, respectively are optimal | 566 | For development systems that support multiple cores, a good rule of thumb is to set |
567 | for a development machine that has four available cores).</para></listitem> | 567 | both the <filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename> and <filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename> |
568 | variables to twice the number of cores your system supports.</para></listitem> | ||
568 | <listitem><para>Update the <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file so that it includes | 569 | <listitem><para>Update the <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file so that it includes |
569 | the path to your new BSP layer. | 570 | the path to your new BSP layer. |
570 | In this example you need to include the pathname to <filename>meta-mymachine</filename>. | 571 | In this example you need to include the pathname to <filename>meta-mymachine</filename>. |