[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#607729: Bug#607729: Bug#607729: Fix FTBFS with DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=parallel=N

[Charles Plessy]

Le Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 05:09:39PM +0100, Matthias Klose a écrit :
> On 21.12.2010 17:05, Charles Plessy wrote:
> >I do not understand the one from the abve URL. In short:
> >
> >+  * debian/rules: Turn off parallel build for the rules file.
> >-MAKEFLAGS += $(NUMJOBS)
> >-	$(MAKE) $(MAKEFLAGS)
> >+	$(MAKE) $(NUMJOBS)
> >
> >This just switches two variable names, but does not turn off parallel
> >build, isn't it ?
> 
> it *does* turn off parallel builds in debian/rules. See the docs for MAKEFLAGS.

But what is the point of passing $(NUMJOBS) if the goal is to turn off the
parallel building ?

I ask the question because I consider simplifying the file using dh, where
parallel building is not the default.

Cheers,

-- 
Charles