[ros-dev] patch for test/review

[KJKHyperion]

Hartmut Birr wrote:

>>> Currently, msys is the only way to use all cpus or cores for the 
>>> build process on windows.
>>
>> Not correct, www.volny.cz/xnavara/mingw32-make.hyp.exe.bin (or 
>> www.volny.cz/xnavara/mingw32-make.exe, not sure which binary is the 
>> right one).
>
> mingw32-make can use multiple cpus or cores, if sh.exe is found on the 
> path

I have written a patch to allow it to work with cmd.exe too. It 
currently sits in patch limbo while the GNU Make team finds [the time to 
care enough to find] a good enough way to make it handle the Windows 95 
family gracefully. Here:

<http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?func=detailitem&item_id=3678>