README.cygwin: Note parallel compiling/testing is available

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Karl Williamson 2022-11-25 10:56:10 -07:00
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@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ build perl from sources.
Simply run I<make> and wait:
make 2>&1 | tee log.make
make -jn 2>&1 | tee log.make
where I<n> is the maximum number of simultaneous compilations you want;
omitting this parameter is the same as specifying C<-j1>.
=head1 TEST ON CYGWIN
@ -217,7 +220,12 @@ There are two steps to running the test suite:
cd t; ./perl harness 2>&1 | tee ../log.harness
The same tests are run both times, but more information is provided when
running as C<./perl harness>.
running as C<./perl harness>, and you can run the tests in parallel by
instead specifying
cd t; TEST_JOBS=n ./perl harness 2>&1 | tee ../log.harness
where I<n> is the maximum number of tests to run simulataneously.
Test results vary depending on your host system and your Cygwin
configuration. If a test can pass in some Cygwin setup, it is always