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authorJörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>2018-11-16 00:39:27 +0000
committerJörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>2018-11-16 02:05:30 +0000
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nixos/nix-daemon: default to build with all cores available
These days build systems are more robust w.r.t. to concurrency.
Most users will have at least two cores in their machines.
Therefore I suggest to increase the number of cores used for building.

fixes #50376
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
index 97357557061..9a8116a03e8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ in
 
       buildCores = mkOption {
         type = types.int;
-        default = 1;
+        default = 0;
         example = 64;
         description = ''
           This option defines the maximum number of concurrent tasks during
-          one build. It affects, e.g., -j option for make. The default is 1.
+          one build. It affects, e.g., -j option for make.
           The special value 0 means that the builder should use all
           available CPU cores in the system. Some builds may become
           non-deterministic with this option; use with care! Packages will