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diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod index 29687adc..19d1d497 100644 --- a/debhelper.pod +++ b/debhelper.pod @@ -217,20 +217,24 @@ If the build system prefers out of source tree building but still allows in source building, the latter can be re-enabled by passing a build directory path that is the same as the source directory path. -=item B<--max-parallel>I<=maximum> - -This option allows controlling how many parallel jobs can be used in a -build, if parallel builds are enabled by the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment -variable. +=item B<--parallel> -If set to 1, parallel builds are disabled -- do this if the package build -is known not to work in parallel. If the package build is known to only -work with certian levels of concurrency, you can set this to the maximum -level that is known to work, or that you wish to support. +Enable support for parallel builds if underlying build system provides this +feature. The number of parallel processes is controlled by the +DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable (L<Debian Policy, section 4.9.1>) at +build time. It might also be subject to the build system specific limit. If this option is not specified, debhelper currently defaults to not supporting parallel package builds. +=item B<--max-parallel>I<=maximum> + +This option implies L<--parallel> and allows to further limit the number of +jobs that can be used in a parallel build. If the package build is known to +only work with certain levels of concurrency, you can set this to the maximum +level that is known to work, or that you wish to support. If set to 1, parallel +builds will be effectively forbidden. + =item B<--list>, B<-l> List all build systems supported by debhelper on this system. The list |