From 1bc8e61df480cbf45e401baf2e81a62093e6d2a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Albinus
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:21:12 +0100
Subject: Don't use "make -j" when running tests

* test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml (.job-template):
* test/README: Don't use "make -j".
---
 test/README              | 4 ++++
 test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml | 5 ++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index d897e9e2c8b..a287ae69734 100644
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ The following examples expect this directory as the current working
 directory.  If you call make from Emacs' root directory, use "make -C
 test" instead.
 
+Running several tests in parallel could result in unexpected side
+effects with ephemeral test errors.  Therefore, it is recommend not to
+use "make -j".
+
 The Makefile sets the environment variable $EMACS_TEST_DIRECTORY,
 which points to this directory.  This environment variable does not
 exist when the tests are run outside make.  The Makefile supports the
diff --git a/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml b/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml
index 1f0f33bbe86..23af677d186 100644
--- a/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ default:
      -e EMACS_TEST_JUNIT_REPORT=${EMACS_TEST_JUNIT_REPORT}
      -e EMACS_TEST_TIMEOUT=${EMACS_TEST_TIMEOUT}
      -e EMACS_TEST_VERBOSE=${EMACS_TEST_VERBOSE}
-     -e NPROC=`nproc`
      -e http_proxy=${http_proxy}
      -e https_proxy=${https_proxy}
      -e no_proxy=${no_proxy}
@@ -104,8 +103,8 @@ default:
         git diff --name-only FETCH_HEAD &&
         ( git diff --name-only FETCH_HEAD |
           xargs git checkout -f FETCH_HEAD ) &&
-        make -j \$NPROC &&
-        make -k -j \$NPROC ${make_params}"'
+        make &&
+        make -k ${make_params}"'
   after_script:
     # - docker ps -a
     # - pwd; printenv
-- 
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