[Nix-dev] Re: proposal: in build parallelization policies

[Peter Simons]

Hi Lluís,

 >>   builder setting       Nix in-build-parallelization-policy
 >>
 >>                     ||  never      opt-in    i-feel-lucky
 >>                     ||(default)               = opt-out
 >>   ==================||==================================
 >>                     ||  do   parallel    build?
 >>   always            ||  no           yes       yes
 >>   often             ||  no           no        yes [1]
 >>   never             ||  no           no        no
 >>   not set           ||  no           no        yes
 >
 > I like this approach [...].

I don't like this approach, because the semantics of "often" are vague
and imprecise.

Take care,
Peter