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guix-build(1)

manual page for guix build (GNU Guix) 1.2.0rc2

NAME

guix build (GNU Guix) - manual page for guix build (GNU Guix) 1.2.0rc2

SYNOPSIS

guix build [OPTION]... PACKAGE-OR-DERIVATION...

DESCRIPTION

Build the given PACKAGE-OR-DERIVATION and return their output paths.

-e, --expression=EXPR

build the package or derivation EXPR evaluates to

-f, --file=FILE

build the package or derivation that the code within FILE evaluates to

-m, --manifest=FILE

build the packages that the manifest given in FILE evaluates to

-S, --source

build the packages' source derivations

--sources[=TYPE]

build source derivations; TYPE may optionally be one of "package", "all" (default), or "transitive"

-s, --system=SYSTEM

attempt to build for SYSTEM--e.g., "i686-linux"

--target=TRIPLET

cross-build for TRIPLET--e.g., "armel-linux-gnu"

-d, --derivations

return the derivation paths of the given packages

--check

rebuild items to check for non-determinism issues

--repair

repair the specified items

-r, --root=FILE

make FILE a symlink to the result, and register it as a garbage collector root

-v, --verbosity=LEVEL

use the given verbosity LEVEL

-q, --quiet

do not show the build log

--log-file

return the log file names for the given derivations

-L, --load-path=DIR

prepend DIR to the package module search path

-K, --keep-failed

keep build tree of failed builds

-k, --keep-going

keep going when some of the derivations fail

-n, --dry-run

do not build the derivations

--fallback

fall back to building when the substituter fails

--no-substitutes

build instead of resorting to pre-built substitutes

--substitute-urls=URLS

fetch substitute from URLS if they are authorized

--no-grafts

do not graft packages

--no-offload

do not attempt to offload builds

--max-silent-time=SECONDS

mark the build as failed after SECONDS of silence

--timeout=SECONDS

mark the build as failed after SECONDS of activity

--rounds=N

build N times in a row to detect non-determinism

-c, --cores=N

allow the use of up to N CPU cores for the build

-M, --max-jobs=N

allow at most N build jobs

--debug=LEVEL

produce debugging output at LEVEL

--help-transform

list package transformation options not shown here

-h, --help

display this help and exit

-V, --version

display version information and exit

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to: [email protected].
GNU Guix home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/>
General help using Guix and GNU software: <https://guix.gnu.org/help/>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 the Guix authors License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for guix build (GNU Guix) is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and guix build (GNU Guix) programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info guix

should give you access to the complete manual.