Keep log lines grouped by target when running with jobs.
Section: Parallel builds and CI patterns
Synchronized parallel output
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make -j8 --output-sync=targetExplanation
Much easier to read in CI logs.
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Respect jobserver in recursive make
Propagate parallelism automatically using `$(MAKE)`.
CI aggregate target
Create a single target for consistent pipeline execution.
Local override include for CI-safe defaults
Load machine-specific settings without hardcoding them in shared files.
Reproducible dependency install target
Use lockfile-based install inside a phony or stamp target.