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diff --git a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml index f220c8374ae6..1e164b8234af 100644 --- a/doc/manual/conf-file.xml +++ b/doc/manual/conf-file.xml @@ -261,6 +261,21 @@ build-use-chroot = /dev /proc /bin</programlisting> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry><term><literal>build-cache-failures</literal></term> + + <listitem><para>If set to <literal>true</literal>, Nix will + “cache” build failures, meaning that it will remember (in its + database) that a derivation previously failed. If you then try to + build the derivation again, Nix will immediately fail rather than + perform the build again. Failures in fixed-output derivations + (such as <function>fetchurl</function> calls) are never cached. + The “failed” status of a derivation can be cleared using + <command>nix-store --clear-failed-paths</command>. By default, + failure caching is disabled.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><literal>system</literal></term> <listitem><para>This option specifies the canonical Nix system |