From ee204c78f2e585cedb7f92ca68f9f036d10743eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Smith <psmith@gnu.org> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 01:42:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] * NEWS: Remove info about disabled /proc/loadavg usage. --- NEWS | 8 -------- 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 55132696..ba9401de 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -35,14 +35,6 @@ http://sv.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?group=make&report_id=111&fix_release_id=108&set already contains some value. Similarly, appending an empty string does not add a trailing space. -* 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 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 <sven.c.dack@sky.com> - * WARNING: Backward-incompatibility! Contrary to the documentation, suffix rules with prerequisites were being treated BOTH as simple targets AND as pattern rules. Behavior now matches