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 __Note__: For faster compilation times, you can tell make to compile using multiple files in parallel with the `-j` option (the recommended
-value `(2 * CPU_CORE_COUNT) - 1`)
+value is `(2 * CPU_CORE_COUNT) - 1`)
 
 ## Environment - gcc