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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 390e7949c0..97fddd025e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1638,7 +1638,10 @@ a diverse set of independent package builds, we can strengthen the integrity of our systems. The @command{guix challenge} command aims to help users assess substitute servers, and to assist developers in finding out about non-deterministic package builds (@pxref{Invoking guix -challenge}). +challenge}). Similarly, the @option{--check} option of @command{guix +build} allows users to check whether previously-installed substitutes +are genuine by rebuilding them locally (@pxref{build-check, +@command{guix build --check}}). In the future, we want Guix to have support to publish and retrieve binaries to/from other users, in a peer-to-peer fashion. If you would @@ -3786,6 +3789,19 @@ $ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/guix.git $ guix build guix --with-source=./guix @end example +@anchor{build-check} +@item --check +@cindex determinism, checking +@cindex reproducibility, checking +Rebuild @var{package-or-derivation}, which are already available in the +store, and raise an error if the build results are not bit-for-bit +identical. + +This mechanism allows you to check whether previously-installed +substitutes are genuine (@pxref{Substitutes}), or whether a package's +build result is deterministic. @xref{Invoking guix challenge}, for more +background information and tools. + @item --no-grafts Do not ``graft'' packages. In practice, this means that package updates available as grafts are not applied. @xref{Security Updates}, for more |