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diff --git a/build2/b.cli b/build2/b.cli index 6e6800f..d711109 100644 --- a/build2/b.cli +++ b/build2/b.cli @@ -244,11 +244,19 @@ namespace build2 size_t --jobs|-j { "<num>", - "Number of jobs to perform in parallel. This includes both the number of - active threads inside the build system as well as the number of external - commands (compilers, linkers, etc) started but not yet finished. If this - option is not specified, then the number of available hardware threads - is used." + "Number of active jobs to perform in parallel. This includes both the + number of active threads inside the build system as well as the number + of external commands (compilers, linkers, etc) started but not yet + finished. If this option is not specified, then the number of available + hardware threads is used." + } + + size_t --max-jobs|-J + { + "<num>", + "Maximum number of jobs (threads) to create. The default is 16x the + number of active jobs (\c{--jobs|j}) on 32-bit architectures and 32x + on 64-bit. See the build system scheduler implementation for details." } bool --serial-stop|-s |