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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index f943540ac8..9ae91a8d1e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3629,7 +3629,7 @@ Make @var{file} a symlink to the result, and register it as a garbage collector root. @item --log-file -Return the build log file names for the given +Return the build log file names or URLs for the given @var{package-or-derivation}s, or raise an error if build logs are missing. @@ -3643,7 +3643,19 @@ guix build --log-file guile guix build --log-file -e '(@@ (gnu packages guile) guile-2.0)' @end example +If a log is unavailable locally, and unless @code{--no-substitutes} is +passed, the command looks for a corresponding log on one of the +substitute servers (as specified with @code{--substitute-urls}.) +So for instance, let's say you want to see the build log of GDB on MIPS +but you're actually on an @code{x86_64} machine: + +@example +$ guix build --log-file gdb -s mips64el-linux +http://hydra.gnu.org/log/@dots{}-gdb-7.10 +@end example + +You can freely access a huge library of build logs! @end table @cindex common build options |