set MAKEFLAGS to use multiple processors on Travis CI

d96a038e · Herbert Thielen · 7c6353d2 · d96a038e
Commit d96a038e authored Sep 04, 2017 by Herbert Thielen
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--- a/travis.sh
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 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -evx
+
+# if possible, ask for the precise number of processors,
+# otherwise take 2 processors as reasonable default; see
+# https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/speeding-up-the-build/#Makefile-optimization
+if [ -x /usr/bin/getconf ]; then
+    MAKEFLAGS=j$(/usr/bin/getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
+else
+    MAKEFLAGS="j2"
+fi
+export MAKEFLAGS
+
 env | sort

 mkdir build || true