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EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS is a variable for Portage that defines entries to be appended to the emerge command line.
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS allows for parallel emerge operations through the --jobs N
and --load-average X.Y
options. EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS is used by Portage to reference system load, or load average, and limit how many packages are built at a time.
To run up to three build jobs simultaneously:
FILE
/etc/portage/make.conf
Enabling 3 parallel package buildsEMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--jobs 3"
For more information, see the EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS article.