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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2012-10-08 13:30:08 -0700
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2012-10-08 13:30:08 -0700
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emerge: handle --load-average with no arg
With no argument, removes a previous load limit (same behavior as make).
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@@ -511,9 +511,10 @@ dependencies are recalculated for remaining packages and any with
unsatisfied dependencies are automatically dropped. Also see
the related \fB\-\-skipfirst\fR option.
.TP
-.BR \-\-load\-average=LOAD
+.BR "\-\-load\-average [LOAD]"
Specifies that no new builds should be started if there are other builds
running and the load average is at least LOAD (a floating-point number).
+With no argument, removes a previous load limit.
This option is recommended for use in combination with \fB\-\-jobs\fR in
order to avoid excess load. See \fBmake\fR(1) for information about
analogous options that should be configured via \fBMAKEOPTS\fR in