docs: document -j option and add changelog

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Release 1.2 (in development) Release 1.2 (in development)
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* PR#108: Add experimental support for parallel building with a new
:option:`-j` option.
* #1070: Avoid un-pickling issues when running Python 3 and the saved * #1070: Avoid un-pickling issues when running Python 3 and the saved
environment was created under Python 2. environment was created under Python 2.

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the build directory; with this option you can select a different cache the build directory; with this option you can select a different cache
directory (the doctrees can be shared between all builders). directory (the doctrees can be shared between all builders).
.. option:: -j N
Distribute the build over *N* processes in parallel, to make building on
multiprocessor machines more effective. Note that not all parts and not all
builders of Sphinx can be parallelized.
.. versionadded:: 1.2
This option should be considered *experimental*.
.. option:: -c path .. option:: -c path
Don't look for the :file:`conf.py` in the source directory, but use the given Don't look for the :file:`conf.py` in the source directory, but use the given