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History of user-visible changes.
- 3 September 2019
+ 16 September 2019
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-Version 4.2.91 (3 Sep 2019)
+Version 4.2.91 (16 Sep 2019)
A complete list of bugs fixed in this version is available here:
* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!
On Linux, and any other systems that provide a /proc/loadavg with similar
- syntax, the -l/--load-average option will consult that file to
- determine how many jobs are at any given instant, and compare that
- value to the load value requested. This allows usage such as "-j -lN" for
- N-processor systems without fear of overload.
+ syntax, the -l/--load-average option will consult that file to determine how
+ many CPUs are busy at that moment and compare that value to the load value
+ requested. This allows usage such as "-j -lN" for N-processor systems
+ without fear of overload during initial startup.
Patch provided by Sven C. Dack <sven.c.dack@sky.com>
* WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!