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#1 2022-08-07 02:37:47
- lomaharshana
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Set threadcount for yay
I want to set the thread count (-j option) for building packages with yay. What is the command line option to set the thread count (or PKGBUILD flags in general) for yay packages?
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#2 2022-08-07 02:58:33
- skunktrader
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
man makepkg.conf. MAKEFLAGS
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#3 2022-08-07 03:53:29
- Trilby
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
There is no such thing as a "yay package". Please do not use yay until you understand how the AUR works.
"UNIX is simple and coherent" - Dennis Ritchie; "GNU's Not Unix" - Richard Stallman
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#4 2022-08-07 04:59:40
- lomaharshana
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
@skunktrader Thanks. Could you please tell me how to pass MAKEFLAGS to yay via command line?
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#5 2022-08-07 06:28:16
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
see tips and trick in the wiki for makepkg, and also makepkg.conf(5)
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#6 2022-08-07 07:25:18
- lomaharshana
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
I tried
yay -S --mflags j12 <package_name>But it doesn't seem to work.
However, if I use --editmenu and add -j12 option to make through external editor, it works.
But I don't want to make changes using every time the package files need to be compiled.
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#7 2022-08-07 07:47:58
- loqs
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
Is there a reason you want to avoid using makepkg.conf?
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#8 2022-08-07 07:52:09
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
yay -S --mflags j12 <package_name>
I suppose it should be "-j12", did you miss the "-"?
[...] But I don't want to make changes using every time the package files need to be compiled.
Did you even read the links I posted in #5?
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#9 2022-08-07 09:27:32
- lomaharshana
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Re: Set threadcount for yay
Did you even read the links I posted in #5?
Yes, I had read it. But thought makepkg.conf man page was about makepkg options. But after prodding from you, I read it once again and found out that I can configure standard make options via .makepkg.conf in the home folder.
This solves my problem. Thank you very much.
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