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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/handbook/ref-variables.xml b/handbook/ref-variables.xml index a3590e1072..4beb0cf35f 100644 --- a/handbook/ref-variables.xml +++ b/handbook/ref-variables.xml @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ <glossentry id='var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><glossterm>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</glossterm> <glossdef> - <para>Number of BitBake threads</para> + <para>The maximum number of tasks BitBake should run in parallel at any one time</para> </glossdef> </glossentry> @@ -483,6 +483,14 @@ </glossdef> </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><glossterm>PARALLEL_MAKE</glossterm> + <glossdef> + <para>Extra options that are passed to the make command during the + compile tasks. This is usually of the form '-j 4' where the number + represents the maximum number of parallel threads make can run.</para> + </glossdef> + </glossentry> + <glossentry id='var-PN'><glossterm>PN</glossterm> <glossdef> <para>Name of package. |