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diff --git a/doc/manual/nix-build.xml b/doc/manual/nix-build.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..969faf9d1694 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/nix-build.xml @@ -0,0 +1,179 @@ +<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + xml:id="sec-nix-build"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> + +<refnamediv> + <refname>nix-build</refname> + <refpurpose>build a Nix expression</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>nix-build</command> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common-syn.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(/db:nop/*)" /> + <arg><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg> + <arg><option>--argstr</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg> + <arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg> + </group> + <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable> + </arg> + <arg><option>--drv-link</option> <replaceable>drvlink</replaceable></arg> + <arg><option>--add-drv-link</option></arg> + <arg><option>--no-out-link</option></arg> + <arg> + <group choice='req'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--out-link</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-o</option></arg> + </group> + <replaceable>outlink</replaceable> + </arg> + <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsection><title>Description</title> + +<para>The <command>nix-build</command> command builds the derivations +described by the Nix expressions in <replaceable>paths</replaceable>. +If the build succeeds, it places a symlink to the result in the +current directory. The symlink is called <filename>result</filename>. +If there are multiple Nix expressions, or the Nix expressions evaluate +to multiple derivations, multiple sequentially numbered symlinks are +created (<filename>result</filename>, <filename>result-2</filename>, +and so on).</para> + +<para>If no <replaceable>paths</replaceable> are specified, then +<command>nix-build</command> will use <filename>default.nix</filename> +in the current directory, if it exists.</para> + +<para><command>nix-build</command> is essentially a wrapper around +<link +linkend="sec-nix-instantiate"><command>nix-instantiate</command></link> +(to translate a high-level Nix expression to a low-level store +derivation) and <link +linkend="rsec-nix-store-realise"><command>nix-store +--realise</command></link> (to build the store derivation).</para> + +<warning><para>The result of the build is automatically registered as +a root of the Nix garbage collector. This root disappears +automatically when the <filename>result</filename> symlink is deleted +or renamed. So don’t rename the symlink.</para></warning> + +</refsection> + + +<refsection><title>Options</title> + +<para>All options not listed here are passed to <command>nix-store +--realise</command>, except for <option>--arg</option> and +<option>--attr</option> / <option>-A</option> which are passed to +<command>nix-instantiate</command>. <phrase condition="manual">See +also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para> + +<variablelist> + + <varlistentry><term><option>--drv-link</option> <replaceable>drvlink</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Add a symlink named + <replaceable>drvlink</replaceable> to the store derivation + produced by <command>nix-instantiate</command>. The derivation is + a root of the garbage collector until the symlink is deleted or + renamed. If there are multiple derivations, numbers are suffixed + to <replaceable>drvlink</replaceable> to distinguish between + them.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>--add-drv-link</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Shorthand for <option>--drv-link</option> + <filename>./derivation</filename>.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry><term><option>--no-out-link</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Do not create a symlink to the output path. Note + that as a result the output does not become a root of the garbage + collector, and so might be deleted by <command>nix-store + --gc</command>.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry xml:id='opt-out-link'><term><option>--out-link</option> / + <option>-o</option> <replaceable>outlink</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Change the name of the symlink to the output path + created from <filename>result</filename> to + <replaceable>outlink</replaceable>.</para></listitem> + + </varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para>The following common options are supported:</para> + +<variablelist condition="manpage"> + <xi:include href="opt-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='opt-common']/*)" /> +</variablelist> + +</refsection> + + +<refsection><title>Examples</title> + +<screen> +$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A firefox +store derivation is /nix/store/qybprl8sz2lc...-firefox-1.5.0.7.drv +/nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...-firefox-1.5.0.7 + +$ ls -l result +lrwxrwxrwx <replaceable>...</replaceable> result -> /nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...-firefox-1.5.0.7 + +$ ls ./result/bin/ +firefox firefox-config</screen> + +<para>If a derivation has multiple outputs, +<command>nix-build</command> will build the default (first) output. +You can also build all outputs: +<screen> +$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A openssl.all +</screen> +This will create a symlink for each output named +<filename>result-<replaceable>outputname</replaceable></filename>. +The suffix is omitted if the output name is <literal>out</literal>. +So if <literal>openssl</literal> has outputs <literal>out</literal>, +<literal>bin</literal> and <literal>man</literal>, +<command>nix-build</command> will create symlinks +<literal>result</literal>, <literal>result-bin</literal> and +<literal>result-man</literal>. It’s also possible to build a specific +output: +<screen> +$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A openssl.man +</screen> +This will create a symlink <literal>result-man</literal>.</para> + +</refsection> + + +<refsection condition="manpage"><title>Environment variables</title> + +<variablelist> + <xi:include href="env-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='env-common']/*)" /> +</variablelist> + +</refsection> + + +</refentry> |