Issue #6152: New option '-j'/'--multiprocess' for regrtest allows running

regression tests in parallel, shortening the total runtime.
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Antoine Pitrou 2009-05-31 14:20:14 +00:00
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@ -654,6 +654,12 @@ Other Changes and Fixes
The :option:`-r` option also now reports the seed that was used
(Added by Collin Winter.)
* The :file:`regrtest.py` script now takes a :option:`-j` switch
that takes an integer specifying how many tests run in parallel. This
allows to shorten the total runtime on multi-core machines.
This option is compatible with several other options, including the
:option:`-R` switch which is known to produce long runtimes.
(Added by Antoine Pitrou, :issue:`6152`.)
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