more cpus the better

Author: rdp

cross_compile_ffmpeg.sh

@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ while true; do
     -h | --help ) echo "available options [with defaults]: 
       --build-ffmpeg-shared=n 
       --build-ffmpeg-static=y 
-      --gcc-cpu-count=1 [number of cpu cores set it higher than 1 if you have multiple cores and > 1GB RAM, this speeds up cross compiler build. FFmpeg build uses number of cores regardless.] 
+      --gcc-cpu-count=number_of_cores_on_box [number of cpu cores set it higher than 1 if you have multiple cores and > 1GB RAM, this speeds up cross compiler build. FFmpeg build uses number of cores no matter what] 
       --disable-nonfree=y (set to n to include nonfree like libfdk-aac) 
       --sandbox-ok=n [skip sandbox prompt if y] 
       --rebuild-compilers=y (prompts you which compilers to build, even if you already have some)
@@ -1332,8 +1332,8 @@ while true; do
        export CFLAGS="${1#*=}"; original_cflags="${1#*=}"; echo "setting cflags as $original_cflags"; shift ;;
     --build-vlc=* ) build_vlc="${1#*=}"; shift ;;
     --disable-nonfree=* ) disable_nonfree="${1#*=}"; shift ;;
-    -d         ) gcc_cpu_count=2; disable_nonfree="y"; sandbox_ok="y"; build_choice="multi"; git_get_latest="n" ; shift ;;
-    --defaults ) gcc_cpu_count=2; disable_nonfree="y"; sandbox_ok="y"; build_choice="multi"; git_get_latest="n" ; shift ;;
+    -d         ) gcc_cpu_count=$cpu_count; disable_nonfree="y"; sandbox_ok="y"; build_choice="multi"; git_get_latest="n" ; shift ;;
+    --defaults ) gcc_cpu_count=$cpu_count; disable_nonfree="y"; sandbox_ok="y"; build_choice="multi"; git_get_latest="n" ; shift ;;
     --build-choice=* ) build_choice="${1#*=}"; shift ;;
     --build-ffmpeg-static=* ) build_ffmpeg_static="${1#*=}"; shift ;;
     --build-ffmpeg-shared=* ) build_ffmpeg_shared="${1#*=}"; shift ;;