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

[Llu??s Batlle i Rossell]

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 10:01:29AM +0200, Peter Simons wrote:
> Hi Llu??s,
> 
>  >>   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.
Well, we may find a better word for that. But the meaning of that table line
looks clear to me at least.
Maybe we can remove the 'often', and leave always/never/not-set ? I don't see
why we need 'often' specifically set in a package.