is there a way to invoke in parallel mode to use multiple cpu cores for faster builds?

[tjwebb]

I'm wondering if this is possible with gulp-uglify. Or maybe just uglify in general

[ilanbiala]

Not unless you do cluster.fork() I think, but I may be wrong.

[terinjokes]

@tjwebb this is potentially doable (and it is, in fact, what my other gulp compiler plugin does…), but I'm going to look at doing it after I've spent time in UglifyJS core resolving the sourcemaps issues.

Sorry that it's not a priority until then.

[terinjokes]

For many reasons, including those listed #79 (comment), I won't be implementing parallel processing at this time.

[wjordan]

It is definitely possible to run uglifyjs in parallel mode to use multiple cpu cores for faster builds by using child_process.fork. This has already been implemented in webdeps/mnfy, which depends on thenables/slave to simplify the inter-process communication. I've put together a working prototype uglifyjs gulp plugin using this approach. I can work this implementation into a PR for gulp-uglify if there is interest.

[digitalmaster]

@wjordan omg yes!! #bump

[kevincolten]

@wjordan +1

[Leikam]

@wjordan +1, wanted.

[JustFly1984]

+1, definitely wanted!

[ericsvendsen]

@wjordan +1

[scythargon]

@wjordan +1

[terinjokes]

This is outside the scope of gulp-uglify for the reasons listed in the linked commented above.

This is outside the scope of Gulp for the following reasons: gulpjs/gulp#317 (comment).

Edit: See my explanation of how this can be solved, and my encouragement to experiment: #79 (comment).