diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index dd86d9cc..e1445671 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ GNU make NEWS -*-indented-text-*- History of user-visible changes. - 3 September 2019 + 16 September 2019 See the end of this file for copyrights and conditions. @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ which is contained in this distribution as the file doc/make.texi. See the README file and the GNU make manual for instructions for reporting bugs. -Version 4.2.91 (3 Sep 2019) +Version 4.2.91 (16 Sep 2019) A complete list of bugs fixed in this version is available here: @@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ http://sv.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?group=make&report_id=111&fix_release_id=108&set * WARNING: Backward-incompatibility! On Linux, and any other systems that provide a /proc/loadavg with similar - syntax, the -l/--load-average option will consult that file to - determine how many jobs are at any given instant, and compare that - value to the load value requested. This allows usage such as "-j -lN" for - N-processor systems without fear of overload. + syntax, the -l/--load-average option will consult that file to determine how + many CPUs are busy at that moment and compare that value to the load value + requested. This allows usage such as "-j -lN" for N-processor systems + without fear of overload during initial startup. Patch provided by Sven C. Dack * WARNING: Backward-incompatibility!