From 3dc8098074be5c04b0e5a57343263bd5ea68bcc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Krack <matthias.krack@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:39:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Revise processing of -j flag

- Accept only integer numbers for -j flag
- Allow for -j as standalone flag
---
 tools/toolchain/install_cp2k_toolchain.sh | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/toolchain/install_cp2k_toolchain.sh b/tools/toolchain/install_cp2k_toolchain.sh
index 63571f620f..ab835b6d19 100755
--- a/tools/toolchain/install_cp2k_toolchain.sh
+++ b/tools/toolchain/install_cp2k_toolchain.sh
@@ -374,7 +374,19 @@ while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do
   case ${1} in
     -j)
       shift
-      export NPROCS_OVERWRITE="${1}"
+      case "${1}" in
+        -*)
+          export NPROCS_OVERWRITE="$(get_nprocs)"
+          ;;
+        [0-9]*)
+          export NPROCS_OVERWRITE="${1}"
+          ;;
+        *)
+          report_error ${LINENO} \
+            "The -j flag can only be followed by an integer number, found ${1}."
+          exit 1
+          ;;
+      esac
       ;;
     -j[0-9]*)
       export NPROCS_OVERWRITE="${1#-j}"