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@@ -1146,6 +1146,24 @@ Allow at most @var{n} build jobs in parallel. The default value is
locally; instead, the daemon will offload builds (@pxref{Daemon Offload
Setup}), or simply fail.
+@item --max-silent-time=@var{seconds}
+When the build or substitution process remains silent for more than
+@var{seconds}, terminate it and report a build failure.
+
+The default value is @code{0}, which disables the timeout.
+
+The value specified here can be overridden by clients (@pxref{Common
+Build Options, @code{--max-silent-time}}).
+
+@item --timeout=@var{seconds}
+Likewise, when the build or substitution process lasts for more than
+@var{seconds}, terminate it and report a build failure.
+
+The default value is @code{0}, which disables the timeout.
+
+The value specified here can be overridden by clients (@pxref{Common
+Build Options, @code{--timeout}}).
+
@item --rounds=@var{N}
Build each derivation @var{n} times in a row, and raise an error if
consecutive build results are not bit-for-bit identical. Note that this
@@ -4940,12 +4958,15 @@ 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.
+By default, the daemon's setting is honored (@pxref{Invoking
+guix-daemon, @code{--max-silent-time}}).
+
@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}.
+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
@@ -5854,6 +5875,11 @@ The @code{non-core} subset refers to the remaining packages. It is
typically useful in cases where an update of the core packages would be
inconvenient.
+@item --manifest=@var{file}
+@itemx -m @var{file}
+Select all the packages from the manifest in @var{file}. This is useful to
+check if any packages of the user manifest can be updated.
+
@item --type=@var{updater}
@itemx -t @var{updater}
Select only packages handled by @var{updater} (may be a comma-separated