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author | Eelco Dolstra <e.dolstra@tudelft.nl> | 2010-08-24T09·56+0000 |
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committer | Eelco Dolstra <e.dolstra@tudelft.nl> | 2010-08-24T09·56+0000 |
commit | 955d11aae738f7f9c56c51e8ab2eabdf8732aab1 (patch) | |
tree | c6a447018ba865580700e727997bb079aba4a0f4 | |
parent | 5c5ab2bc12472f63a33cc841dcdc57f1ed8ddea5 (diff) | |
parent | c67eccc26d42bce9496024ac77eaa7e4ff725d01 (diff) |
* Sync with the trunk.
-rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/conf-file.xml | 19 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/manual.xml | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/nix-push.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/opt-common.xml | 20 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/release-notes.xml | 53 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | nix.conf.example | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release.nix | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/remote-store.cc | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | src/nix-worker/nix-worker.cc | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | version | 2 |
12 files changed, 114 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml index 19e86808ec3a..cb47b99418b6 100644 --- a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml +++ b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml @@ -97,6 +97,25 @@ env-keep-derivations = false </varlistentry> + <varlistentry xml:id="conf-build-cores"><term><literal>build-cores</literal></term> + + <listitem><para>Sets the value of the + <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar> environment variable in the + invocation of builders. Builders can use this variable at their + discretion to control the maximum amount of parallelism. For + instance, in Nixpkgs, if the derivation attribute + <varname>enableParallelBuilding</varname> is set to + <literal>true</literal>, the builder passes the + <option>-j<replaceable>N</replaceable></option> flag to GNU Make. + It can be overriden using the <option + linkend='opt-cores'>--cores</option> command line switch and + defaults to <literal>1</literal>. The value <literal>0</literal> + means that the builder should use all available CPU cores in the + system.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry xml:id="conf-build-max-silent-time"><term><literal>build-max-silent-time</literal></term> <listitem> diff --git a/doc/manual/manual.xml b/doc/manual/manual.xml index df926841aa4a..090a92ce6b3e 100644 --- a/doc/manual/manual.xml +++ b/doc/manual/manual.xml @@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ <year>2007</year> <year>2008</year> <year>2009</year> + <year>2010</year> <holder>Eelco Dolstra</holder> </copyright> - <date>September 2009</date> + <date>August 2010</date> </info> diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-push.xml b/doc/manual/nix-push.xml index 1435c559496f..d2a7e063e583 100644 --- a/doc/manual/nix-push.xml +++ b/doc/manual/nix-push.xml @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ dependencies used in the build, such as compilers).</para> dependencies, we can do: <screen> -$ nix-push <replaceable>urls</replaceable> $(nix-instantiate $(nix-store -r foo.nix))</screen> +$ nix-push <replaceable>urls</replaceable> $(nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate foo.nix))</screen> </para> diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml index 0412fcb6abba..da60288b2a19 100644 --- a/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml +++ b/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml @@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ <replaceable>number</replaceable> </arg> <arg> + <arg><option>--cores</option></arg> + <replaceable>number</replaceable> +</arg> +<arg> <arg><option>--max-silent-time</option></arg> <replaceable>number</replaceable> </arg> diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml index 3be9f5dd5fc3..2d67162d7cad 100644 --- a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml +++ b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml @@ -98,7 +98,25 @@ linkend='conf-build-max-jobs'><literal>build-max-jobs</literal></link> configuration setting, which itself defaults to <literal>1</literal>. A higher value is useful on SMP systems or to - exploit I/O latency. </para></listitem> + exploit I/O latency.</para></listitem> + +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry xml:id="opt-cores"><term><option>--cores</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Sets the value of the <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar> + environment variable in the invocation of builders. Builders can + use this variable at their discretion to control the maximum amount + of parallelism. For instance, in Nixpkgs, if the derivation + attribute <varname>enableParallelBuilding</varname> is set to + <literal>true</literal>, the builder passes the + <option>-j<replaceable>N</replaceable></option> flag to GNU Make. + It defaults to the value of the <link + linkend='conf-build-cores'><literal>build-cores</literal></link> + configuration setting, if set, or <literal>1</literal> otherwise. + The value <literal>0</literal> means that the builder should use all + available CPU cores in the system.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml index e79563440416..5b1c30bf8292 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml @@ -8,6 +8,59 @@ <!--==================================================================--> +<section xml:id="ssec-relnotes-0.16"><title>Release 0.16 (August 17, 2010)</title> + +<para>This release has the following improvements:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para>The Nix expression evaluator is now much faster in most + cases: typically, <link + xlink:href="http://www.mail-archive.com/nix-dev@cs.uu.nl/msg04113.html">3 + to 8 times compared to the old implementation</link>. It also + uses less memory. It no longer depends on the ATerm + library.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Support for configurable parallelism inside builders. Build + scripts have always had the ability to perform multiple build + actions in parallel (for instance, by running <command>make -j + 2</command>), but this was not desirable because the number of + actions to be performed in parallel was not configurable. Nix + now has an option <option>--cores + <replaceable>N</replaceable></option> as well as a configuration + setting <varname>build-cores = + <replaceable>N</replaceable></varname> that causes the + environment variable <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar> to be set to + <replaceable>N</replaceable> when the builder is invoked. The + builder can use this at its discretion to perform a parallel + build, e.g., by calling <command>make -j + <replaceable>N</replaceable></command>. In Nixpkgs, this can be + enabled on a per-package basis by setting the derivation + attribute <varname>enableParallelBuilding</varname> to + <literal>true</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><command>nix-store -q</command> now supports XML output + through the <option>--xml</option> flag.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Several bug fixes.</para> + </listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</section> + + +<!--==================================================================--> + <section xml:id="ssec-relnotes-0.15"><title>Release 0.15 (March 17, 2010)</title> <para>This is a bug-fix release. Among other things, it fixes diff --git a/nix.conf.example b/nix.conf.example index 7063bed54c4d..3c55b570e60f 100644 --- a/nix.conf.example +++ b/nix.conf.example @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ # # This option defines the number of CPU cores to utilize in parallel # within a build job, i.e. by passing an appropriate `-jN' flag to GNU -# make. The default is 1, meaning that parallel building within jobs +# Make. The default is 1, meaning that parallel building within jobs # is disabled. Passing the special value `0' causes Nix to try and # auto-detect the number of available cores on the local host. This # setting can be overridden using the `--cores' command line switch. diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix index 62ac87da73b6..589d0f035e5d 100644 --- a/release.nix +++ b/release.nix @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -{ nix ? {outPath = ./.; rev = 1234;} -, nixpkgs ? ../nixpkgs +{ nixpkgs ? ../nixpkgs +, nix ? { outPath = ./.; rev = 1234; } , officialRelease ? false }: @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ let build = { system ? "i686-linux" }: - with import nixpkgs {inherit system;}; + with import nixpkgs { inherit system; }; releaseTools.nixBuild { name = "nix"; @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ let coverage = - with import nixpkgs {}; + with import nixpkgs { system = "x86_64-linux"; }; releaseTools.coverageAnalysis { name = "nix-build"; @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ let makeRPM = system: diskImageFun: prio: - with import nixpkgs {inherit system;}; + with import nixpkgs { inherit system; }; releaseTools.rpmBuild rec { name = "nix-rpm-${diskImage.name}"; @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ let makeDeb = system: diskImageFun: prio: - with import nixpkgs {inherit system;}; + with import nixpkgs { inherit system; }; releaseTools.debBuild { name = "nix-deb"; @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ let memSize = 1024; meta.schedulingPriority = prio; configureFlags = "--sysconfdir=/etc"; - debRequires = ["curl"]; + debRequires = [ "curl" ]; }; diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc index 93319ebb8e49..8f162daeee42 100644 --- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc +++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc @@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ void RemoteStore::setOptions() writeInt(logType, to); writeInt(printBuildTrace, to); } + if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(daemonVersion) >= 6) { + writeInt(buildCores, to); + } processStderr(); } diff --git a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh index 392a69acf654..a4dc690b74d9 100644 --- a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh +++ b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace nix { #define WORKER_MAGIC_1 0x6e697863 #define WORKER_MAGIC_2 0x6478696f -#define PROTOCOL_VERSION 0x105 +#define PROTOCOL_VERSION 0x106 #define GET_PROTOCOL_MAJOR(x) ((x) & 0xff00) #define GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(x) ((x) & 0x00ff) diff --git a/src/nix-worker/nix-worker.cc b/src/nix-worker/nix-worker.cc index b292b83ed52c..9be733d8c748 100644 --- a/src/nix-worker/nix-worker.cc +++ b/src/nix-worker/nix-worker.cc @@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ static void performOp(unsigned int clientVersion, logType = (LogType) readInt(from); printBuildTrace = readInt(from) != 0; } + if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 6) { + buildCores = readInt(from); + } startWork(); stopWork(); break; diff --git a/version b/version index a59ac4608380..9f8e9b69a33f 100644 --- a/version +++ b/version @@ -1 +1 @@ -0.16 \ No newline at end of file +1.0 \ No newline at end of file |