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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-05-29 23:08:06 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-05-29 23:22:05 +0200
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build, package: Add `--fallback' option.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (%options, show-help): Add `--fallback'. (guix-build): Call `set-build-options' with #:fallback?. * guix/scripts/package.scm (%options, show-help): Add `--fallback'. (guix-package): Call `set-build-options' with #:fallback?. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package, Invoking guix build): Document `--fallback'.
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@@ -595,6 +595,10 @@ Use @var{profile} instead of the user's default profile.
@itemx -n
Show what would be done without actually doing it.
+@item --fallback
+When substituting a pre-built binary fails, fall back to building
+packages locally.
+
@item --no-substitutes
@itemx --max-silent-time=@var{seconds}
Same as for @command{guix build} (@pxref{Invoking guix build}).
@@ -1219,6 +1223,10 @@ the end of the build log. This is useful when debugging build issues.
@itemx -n
Do not build the derivations.
+@item --fallback
+When substituting a pre-built binary fails, fall back to building
+packages locally.
+
@item --no-substitutes
Build instead of resorting to pre-built substitutes.