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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2012-12-15 15:21:38 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2012-12-15 15:21:38 +0100
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guix-build: Add `--verbosity'.
* guix-build.in (%default-options): Add `verbosity'. (%options): Add `--verbosity'. (guix-build): Pass it to `set-build-options'. (show-help): Update accordingly. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix-build): Document `--verbosity'.
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@@ -532,6 +532,12 @@ value @code{0} means to use as many CPU cores as available.
@itemx -r @var{file}
Make @var{file} a symlink to the result, and register it as a garbage
collector root.
+
+@item --verbosity=@var{level}
+Use the given verbosity level. @var{level} must be an integer between 0
+and 5; higher means more verbose output. Setting a level of 4 or more
+may be helpful when debugging setup issues with the build daemon.
+
@end table
Behind the scenes, @command{guix-build} is essentially an interface to