Makefile Debugging, Parallelism & CI/Synchronized parallel output

Keep log lines grouped by target when running with jobs.

Section: Parallel builds and CI patterns

Synchronized parallel output

bash
bash
make -j8 --output-sync=target
Explanation

Much easier to read in CI logs.

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