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diff --git a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml index 1e579a37b017..0c29cae90f9d 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release-notes.xml +++ b/doc/manual/release-notes.xml @@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ option.</para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>The option <option>--timeout</option> (corresponding to the + configuration setting <literal>build-timeout</literal>) allows you + to set an absolute timeout on builds — if a build runs for more than + the given number of seconds, it is terminated. This is useful for + recovering automatically from builds that are stuck in an infinite + loop but keep producing output, and for which + <literal>--max-silent-time</literal> is ineffective.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </section> |