microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools
[feature request] Expose -j --jobs as a settings in the GUI
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 242
- Forks
- 78
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Multicore building is one of the basic features of Make. For every single project I always copy paste the same...
"makefile.configurations": [
{
"makeArgs": [
"-j",
"12"
],
"name": "Standard Multicore"
}
]
...configuration to get the basic multicore building.
Also would be nice if it just defaulted to CPU-Thread count minus one.
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Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by tracing how the GUI exposes makefile.configurations and how the makeArgs setting reaches Make; confirm how CPU thread counts are obtained. Done means the GUI exposes -j/--jobs and can default it to CPU-thread count minus one.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, frontend, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100