# Cmake parallel build

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**Created:** [September 14, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-parallel-build/1838 "2020-09-14T12:46:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-parallel-build/1838/8 "2020-09-14T15:34:42Z")

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> [@ProTur1](#):
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> I would like to force a parallel build for `make` (not ninja or sth else) over cmake

I don’t think you can do that but you can call `make -j 5` or `cmake --build -j5` the latter may use an environment var:  
[https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/envvar/CMAKE\_BUILD\_PARALLEL\_LEVEL.html](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/envvar/CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL.html)

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