From 002622b65b60286209d2c959d590a392afa782b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 23:09:18 +0100 Subject: guix build: Add '--timeout' to the common build options. * guix/scripts/build.scm (show-build-options-help): Document '--timeout'. (set-build-options-from-command-line): Pass #:timeout to 'set-build-options'. (%standard-build-options): Add '--timeout'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it. --- doc/guix.texi | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index ddca6e5a1a..150747f445 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1903,6 +1903,13 @@ instead of offloading builds to remote machines. When the build or substitution process remains silent for more than @var{seconds}, terminate it and report a build failure. +@item --timeout=@var{seconds} +Likewise, when the build or substitution process lasts for more than +@var{seconds}, terminate it and report a build failure. + +By default there is no timeout. This behavior can be restored with +@code{--timeout=0}. + @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 -- cgit v1.2.3