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diff --git a/third_party/nix/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-build.xml b/third_party/nix/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-build.xml deleted file mode 100644 index c1b783c87d..0000000000 --- a/third_party/nix/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-build.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,190 +0,0 @@ -<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" - version="5.0" - 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>--no-out-link</option></arg> - <arg><option>--dry-run</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>If an element of <replaceable>paths</replaceable> starts with -<literal>http://</literal> or <literal>https://</literal>, it is -interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and -unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single -top-level directory containing at least a file named -<filename>default.nix</filename>.</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>--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><term><option>--dry-run</option></term> - <listitem><para>Show what store paths would be built or downloaded</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> - -<para>Build a Nix expression given on the command line: - -<screen> -$ nix-build -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "foo" { } "echo bar > $out"' -$ cat ./result -bar -</screen> - -</para> - -<para>Build the GNU Hello package from the latest revision of the -master branch of Nixpkgs: - -<screen> -$ nix-build https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -A hello -</screen> - -</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> |