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nixos/nix-daemon: default to build with all cores available #50440

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
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buildCores = mkOption {
type = types.int;
default = 1;
default = 0;
example = 64;
description = ''
This option defines the maximum number of concurrent tasks during
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@orivej orivej Nov 16, 2018 •
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"The default is 1."

Please update this.

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Dropped it since, it was redundant with the displayed default value.

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
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