@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class PackageManager(object):

         self.mapThreadsLaunchTime={}

         self.listAvailableCyclicPackages=[]

         self.listPackagesToBuild=[]

+        self.maxNumThreads=20

     def readPackageBuildData(self, listPackages):

         try:

@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class PackageManager(object):

         statusEvent=threading.Event()

         numWorkerThreads=self.calculatePossibleNumWorkerThreads()

-        if numWorkerThreads > 8:

+        if numWorkerThreads > self.maxNumThreads:

             numWorkerThreads = defaultThreads

         if numWorkerThreads == 0:

             self.logger.error("Unable to create worker threads. Terminating the package manager.")