doc: consolidate -j information for make #12437
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Our docs contain a mixture of
make -j4
,make -j8
, andmake
withouta
-j
option at all.Standardize on not specifying a
-j
option, but include information inBUILDING.md
(where people are likely to be looking the first time theybuild Node.js) about setting
-j
, including the possibility of usingMAKEFLAGS
.Checklist
Affected core subsystem(s)
build doc meta