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Set make to always do 8 jobs simultaneously

Is there a way to set make to always do 8 jobs simultaneously, akin to 'make -j 8', but in a permanent way, even between restarts of the computer?

Some environment variable, perhaps? I'm using Ubuntu.

Solution

  • You can try the $(MAKEFLAGS) variable:

    export MAKEFLAGS=j8

    But read the caveats and suggestions here.