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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml index 8fe9b766e6..f21558ebbd 100644 --- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml +++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml | |||
@@ -509,15 +509,17 @@ | |||
509 | </para> | 509 | </para> |
510 | 510 | ||
511 | <para> | 511 | <para> |
512 | Another couple of variables of interest are the | 512 | Another three variables of interest are the |
513 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></ulink> and the | 513 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></ulink>, |
514 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></ulink> variables. | 514 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></ulink>, |
515 | By default, these variables are set to the number of processor | 515 | and |
516 | cores your build host uses. | 516 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;#var-BB_NUMBER_PARSE_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_PARSE_THREADS</filename></ulink> |
517 | However, if your build host uses multiple processor cores, | 517 | variables. |
518 | you should increase these settings to twice the number of | 518 | By default, these variables are optimally set based on the |
519 | cores used. | 519 | number of processor cores your build host uses. |
520 | Doing so can significantly shorten your build time. | 520 | Although it is possible to override these variables, the |
521 | default values the OpenEmbedded build system derives provide you | ||
522 | with parallelism during the build. | ||
521 | </para> | 523 | </para> |
522 | 524 | ||
523 | <para> | 525 | <para> |
@@ -898,18 +900,10 @@ | |||
898 | <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> configuration file | 900 | <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> configuration file |
899 | in the Build Directory. | 901 | in the Build Directory. |
900 | You need to manually edit this file to specify the machine you | 902 | You need to manually edit this file to specify the machine you |
901 | are building and to optimize your build time. | 903 | are building: |
902 | Here are the minimal changes to make: | ||
903 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 904 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
904 | BB_NUMBER_THREADS = "8" | ||
905 | PARALLEL_MAKE = "-j 8" | ||
906 | MACHINE ?= "beaglebone" | 905 | MACHINE ?= "beaglebone" |
907 | </literallayout> | 906 | </literallayout> |
908 | Briefly, set | ||
909 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></ulink> | ||
910 | and | ||
911 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></ulink> to | ||
912 | twice your host processor's number of cores. | ||
913 | </para> | 907 | </para> |
914 | 908 | ||
915 | <para> | 909 | <para> |