IDE almost flatlines 4 of 4 cpus - linux - any cure?

[desA]

If your maxing out cpu then try starting qb64pe with "nice".  (use man nice at the command line if your not familiar with it first).

Thank for that. Nice definitely lowers the dominance of the IDE and makes it more reactive - although all 4 cpus still operate.

I notice that, when compiling, all the load then goes to a single cpu. Weird.

Something in the IDE code may need a parameter tweak, I suspect.