Re: Bug?

Tim Coleman (tcoleman@netcom.ca)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:53:29 -0500


On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 03:46:34PM -0600, Bill Wendling wrote:
> Dunno if this is a bug or if it's supposed to happen like this, but an
> ordinary user was able to crash inetd on my computer by doing a "make -j"
> on a very big job.
>
> Is this normal or should I supply more information?

Given the way that "make -j" behaves, I'm surprised it was only inetd
that crashed. From the make(1) manpage:

-j jobs
Specifies the number of jobs (commands) to run simul­
taneously. If there is more than one -j option, the
last one is effective. If the -j option is given
without an argument, make will not limit the number
of jobs that can run simultaneously.

I would recommend using a number with "make -j" for a very large
job. Then again, I could be wrong about the way that make behaves.

Tim

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