Simultaneous 'make install' s?

[Olivier Gautherot]

Hi!

> Is it safe to run 'make install' on several packages in /usr/port/ at
> the same time?
>
> For example, if I want to build /usr/port/mail/thunderbird and
> /usr/port/java/jdk14 at the same time, will they collide?
>
> Or is it better to just install software one-by-one?

Although I do run some "sudo make install clean" in parallel, I won't
recommend it if you're a beginner. The reason is that the ports
system manages a database that you're likely to break if 2 packages
try to commit at the same time. It is not an unrecoverable situation
(you can always remove the database file and recreate it) but it's
a pain in the neck if you try to portinstall something and ruby dies
on you dumping the core all over the place.

My cent worth ;-)
Olivier