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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2011-05-07 20:29:27 -0700
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2011-05-07 21:35:18 -0700
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Add FEATURES=parallel-install for finer locks.
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diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index 389bab1db..067f7065a 100644
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+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ when a problem arises (normally due to a crash or disconnect).
.TP
.B ebuild\-locks
Use locks to ensure that unsandboxed ebuild phases never execute
-concurrently.
+concurrently. Also see \fIparallel\-install\fR.
.TP
.B fakeroot
Enable fakeroot for the install and package phases when a non-root user runs
@@ -373,6 +373,11 @@ Fetch in the background while compiling. Run
`tail \-f /var/log/emerge\-fetch.log` in a
terminal to view parallel-fetch progress.
.TP
+.B parallel\-install
+Use finer\-grained locks when installing packages, allowing for greater
+parallelization. For additional parallelization, disable
+\fIebuild\-locks\fR.
+.TP
.B parse\-eapi\-ebuild\-head
Parse \fBEAPI\fR from the head of the ebuild (first 30 lines). This feature
is only intended for experimental purposes and should not be enabled under