Index: ptxdist-testing/rules/Rules.make
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RCS file: /cvsroot/ptxdist/ptxdist-testing/rules/Rules.make,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.4
diff -u -u -r1.1.1.4 Rules.make
--- ptxdist-testing/rules/Rules.make	14 Oct 2003 02:32:25 -0000	1.1.1.4
+++ ptxdist-testing/rules/Rules.make	23 Oct 2003 18:35:28 -0000
@@ -295,6 +295,17 @@
 TARGET_CFLAGS		+= $(PTXCONF_TARGET_EXTRA_CFAGS)
 TARGET_CXXFLAGS		+= $(PTXCONF_TARGET_EXTRA_CXXFLAGS)
 
+# PTXCONF_PARALLEL defaults to not set, which means normal serial builds.
+# Users can do parallel builds by setting PTXCONF_PARALLEL when running make, e.g.
+#   make world PTXCONF_PARALLEL=-j2
+# or perhaps it could be set in 'make menuconfig'.
+# In case distcc works with native and not cross, or vice versa, let's allow
+# controlling paralellization separately for the two.
+# Native packages that support parallel building should be built with make $(NATIVE_MAKE_JOBS) 
+# Cross packages that support parallel building should be built with make $(CROSS_MAKE_JOBS) 
+
+NATIVE_MAKE_JOBS	= $(PTXCONF_PARALLEL)
+CROSS_MAKE_JOBS		= $(PTXCONF_PARALLEL)
 
 #
 # crossenvironment
Index: ptxdist-testing/rules/pdksh.make
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RCS file: /cvsroot/ptxdist/ptxdist-testing/rules/pdksh.make,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.4
diff -u -u -r1.1.1.4 pdksh.make
--- ptxdist-testing/rules/pdksh.make	16 Oct 2003 02:58:18 -0000	1.1.1.4
+++ ptxdist-testing/rules/pdksh.make	23 Oct 2003 18:35:40 -0000
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 
 $(STATEDIR)/pdksh.compile: $(STATEDIR)/pdksh.prepare 
 	@$(call targetinfo, $@)
-	$(PDKSH_PATH) make -C $(PDKSH_DIR)
+	$(PDKSH_PATH) make $(CROSS_MAKE_JOBS) -C $(PDKSH_DIR)
 	touch $@
 
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