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diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/debug-build.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/debug-build.xml index 508cb2c1930e..0c1f4e6719b2 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/debug-build.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/debug-build.xml @@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ <title>Debugging Build Failures</title> -<para>At the beginning of each phase, the set of all shell variables -is written to the file <filename>env-vars</filename> at the top-level -build directory. This is useful for debugging: it allows you to -recreate the environment in which a build was performed. For -instance, if a build fails, then assuming you used the -<option>-K</option> flag, you can go to the output directory and -<quote>switch</quote> to the environment of the builder: +<para>At the beginning of each phase of the build (such as unpacking, +building or installing), the set of all shell variables is written to +the file <filename>env-vars</filename> at the top-level build +directory. This is useful for debugging: it allows you to recreate +the environment in which a build was performed. For instance, if a +build fails, then assuming you used the <option>-K</option> flag, you +can go to the output directory and <quote>switch</quote> to the +environment of the builder: <screen> $ nix-build -K ./foo.nix @@ -30,4 +31,4 @@ $ make </para> -</section> \ No newline at end of file +</section> |