Re: git: 53c1ad8c4add - main - bsd.port.mk: run pkg-create with MAKE_JOB_NUMBER threads

From: Daniel Engberg <diizzy_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:53:48 UTC 
On 2026-03-04 18:57, Adam Weinberger wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM Siva Mahadevan <siva@freebsd.org> wrote:
>> The branch main has been updated by siva:
>>
>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/ports/commit/?id=53c1ad8c4add9656b4ee3e0d1a1c1b643d617f84
>>
>> commit 53c1ad8c4add9656b4ee3e0d1a1c1b643d617f84
>> Author:     Siva Mahadevan <siva@FreeBSD.org>
>> AuthorDate: 2026-03-04 14:39:04 +0000
>> Commit:     Siva Mahadevan <siva@FreeBSD.org>
>> CommitDate: 2026-03-04 14:39:30 +0000
>>
>>      bsd.port.mk: run pkg-create with MAKE_JOB_NUMBER threads
>>
>>      Following the same as https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53053
>>      in the src tree.
>>
>>      Reviewed by:    portmgr (bapt)
>>      Approved by:    lwhsu (mentor, implicitly)
>>      Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D55232
> Thank you for this! The difference is incredible. On the aging
> E3-1270v2 in my rented box, it brought packaging llvm from 20 minutes
> down to 10.

There are some caveats to take into considering though which should've 
been documented.
https://github.com/facebook/zstd/issues/2079
For xz this breaks reproducible builds, 
https://www.mail-archive.com/xz-devel@tukaani.org/msg00375.html

Best regards,
Daniel