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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-05-24 22:52:52 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2013-05-24 22:52:52 +0200
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build: Add `--target' option.
* guix/scripts/build.scm (derivations-from-package-expressions): Add `package-derivation' parameter. (show-help, %options): Add `--target'. (guix-build): Use `package-cross-derivation' when `--target' is passed. * tests/guix-build.sh: Add dry-run test with `--target'. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document `--target'.
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@@ -1198,6 +1198,12 @@ different personalities. For instance, passing
@code{--system=i686-linux} on an @code{x86_64-linux} system allows users
to build packages in a complete 32-bit environment.
+@item --target=@var{triplet}
+@cindex cross-compilation
+Cross-build for @var{triplet}, which must be a valid GNU triplet, such
+as @code{"mips64el-linux-gnu"} (@pxref{Configuration Names, GNU
+configuration triplets,, configure, GNU Configure and Build System}).
+
@item --derivations
@itemx -d
Return the derivation paths, not the output paths, of the given