From: Paul Smith Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:24:51 +0000 (-0400) Subject: * NEWS: Update date and clarify -l change. X-Git-Tag: 4.2.91^0 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=00e590fdefe59744cfa03c780d73a6a01ab450a3;p=thirdparty%2Fmake.git * NEWS: Update date and clarify -l change. --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index dd86d9cc..e1445671 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ GNU make NEWS -*-indented-text-*- History of user-visible changes. - 3 September 2019 + 16 September 2019 See the end of this file for copyrights and conditions. @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ which is contained in this distribution as the file doc/make.texi. See the README file and the GNU make manual for instructions for reporting bugs. -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: @@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ http://sv.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?group=make&report_id=111&fix_release_id=108&set * 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 * WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!