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diff --git a/docs/overview.txt b/docs/overview.txt index c040646a..743592ca 100644 --- a/docs/overview.txt +++ b/docs/overview.txt @@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ Note that in order to restart a build, you'll have to say 'Y' to the config option CT_DEBUG_CT_SAVE_STEPS, and that the previous build effectively went that far. -Testing all toolchains at once | --------------------------------+ +Building all toolchains at once | +--------------------------------+ -You can test-build all samples; simply call: - ct-ng regtest +You can build all samples; simply call: + ct-ng build-all Overriding the number of // jobs | ---------------------------------+ @@ -354,7 +354,16 @@ which tells crosstool-NG to override the number of // jobs to 4. You can see the actions that support overriding the number of // jobs in the help menu. Those are the ones with [.#] after them (eg. build[.#] or -regtest[.#], and so on...). +build-all[.#], and so on...). + +Note on // jobs | +----------------+ + +The crosstool-NG script 'ct-ng' is a Makefile-script. It does *not* execute +in parallel (there is not much to gain). When speaking of // jobs, we are +refering to the number of // jobs when making the *components*. That is, we +speak of the number of // jobs used to build gcc, glibc, and so on... + _______________________ / |