From b33e191c86b7638517ea838b63a54d031a033554 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 18:52:37 +0200 Subject: guix build: '-f' accepts file-like objects. * guix/scripts/build.scm (options->things-to-build)[validate-type]: Check for 'file-like?'. (options->derivations): Accept 'file-like?'. * tests/guix-build.sh: Add a test with 'computed-file'. * doc/guix.texi (Additional Build Options): Mention file-like objects. --- doc/guix.texi | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 3c116fc0be..9b37270a83 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6365,9 +6365,8 @@ retrieved using the @option{--log-file} option. @item --file=@var{file} @itemx -f @var{file} - -Build the package or derivation that the code within @var{file} -evaluates to. +Build the package, derivation, or other file-like object that the code within +@var{file} evaluates to (@pxref{G-Expressions, file-like objects}). As an example, @var{file} might contain a package definition like this (@pxref{Defining Packages}): -- cgit v1.2.3