[ISSUE] xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[ISSUE] xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[classabbyamp]

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New issue by classabbyamp on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/35223

Description:
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### System

* xuname: Void 5.15.14_1 x86_64 AuthenticAMD notuptodate rrFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

### Expected behavior

```
$ XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345 ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
12345
```
or
```
$ export XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345
$ ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
12345
```

### Actual behavior

```
$ XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345 ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
# takes value from etc/conf
12
```
or
```
$ export XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345
$ ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
# takes value from etc/conf
12
```

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

see above.

Re: xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[Chocimier]

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New comment by Chocimier on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/35223#issuecomment-1022501980

Comment:
Documented ways to set jobs number are flag and etc/conf entry.
What makes you expect env var to set it?

Re: xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[classabbyamp]

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New comment by classabbyamp on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/35223#issuecomment-1022598190

Comment:
not sure, but someone else also ran into this when testing #34989 

Re: xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[Chocimier]

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New comment by Chocimier on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/35223#issuecomment-1023577698

Comment:
Ok, so this is just misunderstanding. Env var is not meant to work. I can leave it open as feature request, but I don't think it is good idea to multiply inputs.

Re: xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[abenson]

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New comment by abenson on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/35223#issuecomment-1030067581

Comment:
If you want to set it on the command line, use the `-j` flag.

     `$ ./xbps-src -j 8 pkg bigpackage`

Re: [ISSUE] [CLOSED] xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[classabbyamp]

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Closed issue by classabbyamp on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/35223

Description:
<!-- Don't request update of package. We have a script for that. https://alpha.de.repo.voidlinux.org/void-updates/void-updates.txt . However, a quality pull request may help. -->
### System

* xuname: Void 5.15.14_1 x86_64 AuthenticAMD notuptodate rrFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

### Expected behavior

```
$ XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345 ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
12345
```
or
```
$ export XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345
$ ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
12345
```

### Actual behavior

```
$ XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345 ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
# takes value from etc/conf
12
```
or
```
$ export XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345
$ ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
# takes value from etc/conf
12
```
If no value was set in `etc/conf`:
```
$ XBPS_MAKEJOBS=12345 ./xbps-src show-var XBPS_MAKEJOBS
# empty
```

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

see above.

Re: xbps-src: XBPS_MAKEJOBS does not take value when set in CLI

[classabbyamp]

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New comment by classabbyamp on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/35223#issuecomment-1030193076

Comment:
yes that was [discovered](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/34989#issuecomment-1014878030)