[GHC] #910: --make should have a -j flag for parallel building

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#910: --make should have a -j flag for parallel building
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        Reporter:  igloo             |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:  _|_
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  6.4.2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:  N/A               |       Blocked By:  8184, 8235
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by parcs):

 Replying to [comment:49 refold]:
 > Right now this is mostly for convenience - to enable supporting both the
 master
 > version of GHC 7.7 and the parmake branch. In the future this will be
 less
 > important - unless GHC HQ opts to disable parallel --make on some
 platforms for
 > some reason.
 >
 > Implementing this is trivial: just add a `("Supports parallel --make",
 "YES")`
 > tuple to the list returned by compiler/main/DynFlags.compilerInfo. I can
 write a
 > patch myself if you want.

 OK, done.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/910#comment:50>
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