From 5841ba9a082d40127019c1fd9983a5f30cc628e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Davidsaver <mdavidsaver@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:04:12 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] use cpu_count when available

---
 cue.py | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cue.py b/cue.py
index 403e32f..0036abb 100644
--- a/cue.py
+++ b/cue.py
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 import sysconfig
 import shutil
 
+try:
+    from os import cpu_count
+except ImportError:
+    def cpu_count():
+        pass # undetermined
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Keep track of all files we write/append for later logging
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ def detect_context():
     if 'TEST' in os.environ and os.environ['TEST'].lower() == 'no':
         ci['test'] = False
 
-    ci['parallel_make'] = 2
+    ci['parallel_make'] = cpu_count() or 2
     if 'PARALLEL_MAKE' in os.environ:
         ci['parallel_make'] = int(os.environ['PARALLEL_MAKE'])