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How to support concurrent execution on rules? Is there a multirule?

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Description

Is there a method of declaring a rule that should execute it's prerequisites concurrently? What about defining a new multirule keyboard to support such an operation?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing Rake's rule execution and prerequisite scheduling behavior. The issue needs a decided design for concurrent prerequisites and whether a multirule is the right interface; done should include an agreed API and tests covering the intended execution behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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