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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index c39e495060..2267fadd1d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2151,8 +2151,8 @@ also result from derivation builds, can be available as substitutes. @cindex hydra @cindex build farm -The @code{hydra.gnu.org} server is a front-end to an official build farm -that builds packages from the GNU distribution continuously for some +The @code{mirror.hydra.gnu.org} server is a front-end to an official build farm +that builds packages from Guix continuously for some architectures, and makes them available as substitutes. This is the default source of substitutes; it can be overridden by passing the @option{--substitute-urls} option either to @command{guix-daemon} @@ -2201,6 +2201,17 @@ Then, you can run something like this: # guix archive --authorize < @var{prefix}/share/guix/hydra.gnu.org.pub @end example +@quotation Note +Similarly, the @file{berlin.guixsd.org.pub} file contains the public key +for the project's new build farm, reachable at +@indicateurl{https://berlin.guixsd.org}. + +As of this writing @code{berlin.guixsd.org} is being upgraded so it can +better scale up, but you might want to give it a try. It is backed by +20 x86_64/i686 build nodes and may be able to provide substitutes more +quickly than @code{mirror.hydra.gnu.org}. +@end quotation + Once this is in place, the output of a command like @code{guix build} should change from something like: @@ -2219,7 +2230,7 @@ to something like: @example $ guix build emacs --dry-run -The following files would be downloaded: +112.3 MB would be downloaded: /gnu/store/pk3n22lbq6ydamyymqkkz7i69wiwjiwi-emacs-24.3 /gnu/store/2ygn4ncnhrpr61rssa6z0d9x22si0va3-libjpeg-8d /gnu/store/71yz6lgx4dazma9dwn2mcjxaah9w77jq-cairo-1.12.16 |