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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index ed7723c00b..2039ff67cf 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2101,10 +2101,6 @@ By default, @command{guix package} reports as an error @dfn{collisions} in the profile. Collisions happen when two or more different versions or variants of a given package end up in the profile. -@item --verbose -Produce verbose output. In particular, emit the build log of the -environment on the standard error port. - @item --bootstrap Use the bootstrap Guile to build the profile. This option is only useful to distribution developers. @@ -6363,10 +6359,15 @@ Likewise, when the build or substitution process lasts for more than By default, the daemon's setting is honored (@pxref{Invoking guix-daemon, @code{--timeout}}). -@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. +@c Note: This option is actually not part of %standard-build-options but +@c most programs honor it. +@cindex verbosity, of the command-line tools +@cindex build logs, verbosity +@item -v @var{level} +@itemx --verbosity=@var{level} +Use the given verbosity @var{level}, an integer. Choosing 0 means that no +output is produced, 1 is for quiet output, and 2 shows all the build log +output on standard error. @item --cores=@var{n} @itemx -c @var{n} @@ -6379,6 +6380,11 @@ Allow at most @var{n} build jobs in parallel. @xref{Invoking guix-daemon, @code{--max-jobs}}, for details about this option and the equivalent @command{guix-daemon} option. +@item --debug=@var{level} +Produce debugging output coming from the build daemon. @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 @@ -6547,9 +6553,9 @@ build}. @item --quiet @itemx -q -Build quietly, without displaying the build log. Upon completion, the -build log is kept in @file{/var} (or similar) and can always be -retrieved using the @option{--log-file} option. +Build quietly, without displaying the build log; this is equivalent to +@code{--verbosity=0}. Upon completion, the build log is kept in @file{/var} +(or similar) and can always be retrieved using the @option{--log-file} option. @item --file=@var{file} @itemx -f @var{file} |