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-rw-r--r--var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
index 77538cf000..fc3b967fd1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/boost/package.py
@@ -341,7 +341,11 @@ class Boost(Package):
b2name = './b2' if spec.satisfies('@1.47:') else './bjam'
b2 = Executable(b2name)
- b2_options = ['-j', '%s' % make_jobs]
+ jobs = make_jobs
+ # in 1.59 max jobs became dynamic
+ if jobs > 64 and spec.satisfies('@:1.58'):
+ jobs = 64
+ b2_options = ['-j', '%s' % jobs]
threadingOpts = self.determine_b2_options(spec, b2_options)