diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/guix.texi')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 97fddd025e..4b06b32232 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -600,6 +600,14 @@ user @file{nobody}; a writable @file{/tmp} directory. @end itemize +You can influence the directory where the daemon stores build trees +@i{via} the @code{TMPDIR} environment variable. However, the build tree +within the chroot is always @file{/tmp/nix-build-@var{name}.drv-0}, +where @var{name} is the derivation name---e.g., @code{coreutils-8.24}. +This way, the value of @code{TMPDIR} does not leak inside build +environments, which avoids discrepancies in cases where build processes +capture the name of their build tree. + If you are installing Guix as an unprivileged user, it is still possible to run @command{guix-daemon} provided you pass @code{--disable-chroot}. However, build processes will not be isolated from one another, and not |