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@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ to run tests on 8 processes, use:
make test-all -j8
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+**CAUTION**: GNU make 3 is missing some features for parallel execution, we
+recommend to upgrade to GNU make 4 or later.
+
We can also set `MAKEFLAGS` to run _all_ `make` commands in parallel.
Having the right `--jobs` flag will ensure all processors are utilized when building software projects. To do this effectively, you can set `MAKEFLAGS` in your shell configuration/profile: