How do I know if the --parallel option is working?

[michaeljonathanblack]

Explain the problem

I call parallel-webpack -p=2 but I see the following:

Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit
Starting type checking service...
Using 1 worker with 4096MB memory limit

Expected Behaviour

I'd expect only two workers to be launched at a time, I think?

Actual Behaviour

A worker is launched for every entry.

Steps to reproduce

Have more entries than parallel is set to and run it.

Provide your webpack config

It's a bit large.

Provide your Environment details

• Node version: v14.16.1

• Operating System: MacOS

• webpack version: v4.44.2

• parallel-webpack version: v2.4.0